Hamas has published on Telegram a message that encourages the Palestinians to “burn everything they can: woods, forests and colonous houses”. “The young people of the West Bank, of Jerusalem and those of Israel have set fire to their cars … Gaza awaits the revenge of the free”, wrote Hamas. Previously, in a post on Telegram, Jenin News Network invited the Palestinians to “burn the woods near the settlements”. From this morning, in fact, gigantic fires are underway on the hills of Jerusalem which caused the declaration of “national emergency”.
The fires are devouring the hills around Jerusalem, driven by violent winds and extreme temperatures. With the risk, he warned the premier Benjamyn Netanyahuthat reaches the city. Precisely on the anniversary for the fallen and the beginning of the day of independence, all events were canceled and Israel declared the state of emergency.
«We are facing perhaps The largest fire ever bursted in the country. We have no idea what it caused it. I can say that after the first bonfires, several malicious fires have been set in other locations, “said the Fire Brigade Commander of the Santa Shmulik Friedman on TV. Hamas has ridden the crisis with an incendiary message on Telegram: «Palestinians burned everything you can, woods, forests, colonous houses (all Israelis are called colonists by the Palestinians). The young people of the West Bank, of Jerusalem, of Israel have set fire to their cars … Gaza awaits the revenge of the free “, wrote the fundamentalist organization. Before even a post by the Jenin News Network invited the Palestinians to “burn the woods near the settlements”.
Some channels cursed Abu Mazen’s ANP for offering help to Israel and invoked: «Heroes, this is your day. Take advantage of the fires and grow them. Petrol and a spark can transform Israel into a fire hell ». A video of incitement has been released on the Arabic channel Nablus News that invites to “transform the night into a day of Fuocò”. An anonymous source of Israeli security reported that the investigators do not exclude that the wave of fire has to do with terrorism. But these are delicate investigations, at the moment there is no proof that the trigger has been voluntary. The Shin Bet (internal intelligence) participates in the investigations, giving body to the fears of the authorities. The police only made it known of the arrest of a Pyromaniac of East Jerusalem reported by witnesses and taken while trying to turn on the brushwood, hours after the other brackets had spread. The media report two other stops. The flames have spread to seven main locations, in some cases they are very populous towns. The Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem has asked citizens not to reach the structure if not in the event of absolute necessity, the staff evacuated patients who did not need hospitalization and prepared to welcome any fire victims while reporting dozens of intoxicated by smoking. In the evening the emergency forces prepared to evacuate the Alin hospital in Jerusalem.
The flames reached roads and highways causing their closure, motorists were forced to abandon the means to save themselves. The trains between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and the connections with other towns have been suspended for over seven hours, in some cases travelers have been recovered with buses and emergency vehicles. Foreign Minister Gideon Sàar asked for international assistance and spoken with the homologues of Italy, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Argentina, Spain, North Macedonia and Azerbaijan. And Antonio Tajani also felt who confirmed that he immediately activated our Civil Protection Department. Netanyahu, who personally follows the development of events from the crisis unit, has made it known that two Canadair are expected closely from Italy and one from Croatia. In addition to a hundred teams of firefighters, the army with its vehicles and planes are taking part in the enormous extinguishing operation of the flames. For the first time in the history of the country, the most followed issuer, Channel 12, announced live that the study was about to be evacuated and the broadcasts would be “delivered” to an alternative structure since the fire reached the snow site Ilan during the show transmission.