Firefighters managed to extinguish Israel's large-scale fires that engulfed several cities of the country. This was stated by the representative of the rescue service Yoram Levy.

Severe fires started on Tuesday evening in the Jerusalem area, and later they spread all over the country.

Pockets of fire were reported in the cities of Haifa, Hadera and in Latrun area between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. a state of emergency has been declared in a number of cities, their population was evacuated. As a result of fire 130 people were injured. According to Israeli media, the fire caused damage amounting to about 120 million euros.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country believe that part of the fire was the result of arson. Israeli police detained more than 30 suspects. It is reported by "Radio Liberty".