Five fire and rescue teams from the Beit Shemesh stations are operating at burning woodland and vegetation near Twin Cave (Me'arat Hateomim).
In addition, the commander of the forces in the field, Rav-Reshef Yossi Asraf reports on another fire developing into the grove and forest in the area of Netiv HaLamed Heh, where there are three firefighting and rescue teams.
The fire fighters are concentrating on the two sectors and are forming defensive lines to prevent the fire from spreading to the nearby forest. In addition, the firefighters of the Elad fire squadron were dispatched to the scene to assist the fire fighters on the ground.