Tagged Israeli fire

Israel on fire; Shin Bet investigating possibility of fire terrorism

Fire in the community of Talmon, Binyamin (Hillel Maeir/TPS)
November 24, 2016 / Andrew Friedman, TPS

Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh said Thursday that “several” individuals have been arrested on suspicion that they were involved in arson attacks over the past several days, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Officials) said the agency is investigating the possibility that several of the fires were actual terror attacks, nationalistically motivated.… Read more »

Fire that kills 40 brings new tragedy to Israel
December 3, 2010 / Marcy Oster, JTA
At least 40 Israelis have been killed in a forest fire in northern Israel described as out of control, Dec. 2, 2010. (Flash 90)

JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a country always on guard to prevent the next tragedy born of terrorism or war, an out-of-control forest fire was the culprit in a tragic bus incident that left some 40 people dead in northern Israel. The bus, carrying police cadets from Israel’s prison service,… Read more »