Fire commander David Seror warns recent arson attacks allegedly carried out by haredi children in Jerusalem could cost lives, urges parents and educators to teach children that firefighters are rescuers, not enemies.
Nationwide restrictions take effect ahead of Lag Ba'omer, allowing fires only in designated areas as authorities deploy forces to prevent wildfires.
Police helicopter and Fire and Rescue Service unit rescue three teens who got stuck in a ravine near Metzoke Dragot in the Judean Desert.
Firefighters responding to monitor suspicious package in hazardous materials incident at Ben Gurion International Airport.
Firefighters from the Galil-Golan station pulled a man from the Jordan River under complex current conditions after he was swept away. He was later pronounced dead.
A security camera recorded the moment interceptor debris fell near a Tel Aviv gas station, causing a man to be seriously injured.
Footage filmed by a camera mounted on the helmet of a member of the Fire and Rescue Service Special Rescue Unit shows the scene of the disaster during rescue attempts.
Fire in northern community of Elifelet investigated as possible arson.
Man and woman, both around 80 years old, die in Netanya building fire, two others injured.
A sheepfold near Hebron caught fire and about 50 animals burned to death. Police said the fire was caused by an electrical fault and there is no suspicion of a nationalist attack.
Firefighters arrive in Bat Yam, extinguishing blaze in structure used to store holy items.
UNRWA claims eastern Jerusalem headquarters was set on fire. Fire and rescue service confirmed crews were called to the scene but did not say the compound was set on fire.
Fire and rescue teams were dispatched to the Ma'alot Dafna neighborhood in Jerusalem to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters extinguish flames at Beitar Illit yeshiva dorms, say structure is at risk of collapsing.
Emergency and rescue forces continued intensive search efforts on Wednesday for a teenage boy who was swept away by a flash flood in the Modi’in River, near the city of Modi’in Illit.
Rescue teams are searching for a teenager who was swept away in the Modi'in stream. It appears that the teen and his friend went to the stream to watch the flooding and got carried away by the current.
Rescue workers worked to pull a seven-year-old boy out of a 14-meter-deep pit.
Friday night fire breaks out in Neria, family manages to escape thanks to early warning.
Firefighters rescued a woman and an elderly man whose vehicles got caught in flooding near the Tzofim Checkpoint in Samaria.
An explosion in a beverage shop in Nazareth sparks a fire, leaving 15 people injured, three of them in serious condition. MDA and Fire and Rescue teams are on the scene. The cause is unclear.
Four people injured by smoke inhalation as firefighters extinguish flames in apartment fire.
A member of a youth group deviated from the path and found himself on the side of a steep slope.
Natan Tzvi Reisfeld, 13, passed away at Hadassah Ein Kerem after suffering critical burns from a Ramot building blaze that he started before being rescued by firefighters.
Fires erupt in nine residential buildings throughout Be'er Sheva and firefighters rescue 15 people, including infants, as suspicions of arson mount.
Route 38 closed to traffic as firefighting teams continue battling blaze between Beit Shemesh and nearby industrial zone.
Dozens of firefighting teams are working to prevent the fire from spreading towards nearby roads and towns.
Palestinian Arabs set fire to two cars last night near the town of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion. Firefighters gained control over the fire. There were no injuries.
PM hails firefighters' heroism during Operation Rising Lion, praises their role in protecting Israelis amid national emergency.
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MDA and fire crews operating at the impact site in Be'er Sheva successfully rescued several living civilians from the ruins.
Hours after children attending Emuna daycare in Har Nof were evacuated from the premises due to smoke inhalation risks, firefighters gain control over flames which threatened buildings.
Firefighters swiftly contain blaze after bus catches fire near Moshav Mata, preventing spread to nearby forest.
A brush fire broke out in the Carmit Forest in Jerusalem. Residents evacuated.
Firefighters contain Jerusalem brushfire near Yaffe Nof after hours of effort; residents urged to evacuate.
Quick response by volunteer firefighters prevents tragedy after blaze engulfs Beitar Illit apartment; child feared trapped found to have left moments earlier.
Ruba al-Asadi and her children, Karam and Rachel, perish in devastating blaze in their Galilee home; toddler remains in serious condition.
Major fires erupt near Shfaram, Ben Shemen Forest, and Ramat Hashofet; authorities suspect some fires may have been deliberately set.
Firefighters gain control over two major blazes near military outpost and Har Bracha, arson suspected.
Israel Fire and Rescue Authority bans bonfires nationwide due to extreme weather conditions.
Documents accessed by Israel National News - Arutz Sheva reveal that former Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, not Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, put the brakes on purchasing firefighting helicopters.
After over a day of battling the flames, the wildfire in the Judean Plane is under control. Forests and fields in the area were severely damaged.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Fire Deputy Chief Tal Volbovitz spoke to Arutz Sheva about the possibility that locations that were already extinguished could reignite due to the wind.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu slams 'whitewashing of the arson phenomenon,' blames official sources for ignoring intentional arson terror attacks.
Exactly one week after a massive forest fire left over 10,000 dunams scorched, forest fire reignites in five locations, encouraged by strong winds. Fire and Rescue Service calls in all forces nationally.
3 arrested on suspicion of arson as massive fires rage in the Jerusalem Hills area, causing evacuations and the cancellation of Independence Day events.
Ten firefighting teams working to contain spread of Ramat Beit Shemesh fire, first line of homes evacuating.
Fire Commissioner Eyal Caspi ordered the establishment of a special investigation team for the fire in the Beit Shemesh region. The team believes that someone started the fire deliberately.
Fire breaks out in second-floor apartment, injuring nine people, including one seriously.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the fire management forward command post overseeing the firefighting efforts and explained their goals.
Navy boats, maritime police, and divers are working in an attempt to locate the victim, a resident of Petah Tikva in his forties.
Seven suffer smoke inhalation after fire breaks out in hotel, firefighters gain control of flames after over two hours of effort.
Fire breaks out near David Dead Sea Resort & Spa, marking second fire in the area in less than a week.
A fire that broke out in an apartment in Beitar Illit was found to have been caused by a candle used to search for chametz, which set a sweater in a closet on fire.
Seventeen injured, five moderately, after fire breaks out in Tiberias.
Firefighters battling flames in Rosh Ha'ayin shocked to discover tefillin untouched after fire burns synagogue.
Man pronounced dead after being found lifeless in a burning vehicle on Route 505 in Samaria.
Fire in four-story apartment building leaves elderly man and woman in serious, unstable condition.
Fire breaks out in residential building in Bnei Brak, first responders evacuate two-year-old in serious condition, five others suffering smoke inhalation, to local hospitals.
Fire breaks out in family home in the town of Pnei Kedem, mother escapes with children moments before the flames take over completely.
Fire investigation reveals that the 'plata' was placed near flammable materials in a local synagogue.
