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Saturn Shimon Siegel, the second missing from the fire in the Jerusalem area, was located

Siegel, 25, from Ma'ale Adumim, Jose from Eitanim Mental Health Hospital, was found healthy and intact after being missing since the fire started last night.

Another missing Jose was found yesterday near midnight.

The huge fire has not yet been completely extinguished, when there is still no permit for residents to return to homes in the localities of Ramat Raziel and Givat Ya'arim.

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Shlomi Heller

Monday, 16 August 2021, 11:25 Updated: 11:39

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The person missing from the fire in the Jerusalem mountains, Shabtai Shimon Siegel, was found today (Monday) healthy and intact.

Siegel, 25, from Ma'ale Adumim, has been missing last night since the huge fire started, while he was at the Eitanim mental health hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Another Jose was found yesterday around midnight, after hours of searches, and he was transferred to Kfar Shaul Hospital.

Long hours after it began, the huge fire in the Jerusalem mountains continued to burn this morning as well, despite the many efforts of the fire brigade.

Fire and rescue services said that about 17,000 dunams caught fire in the fire, which began raging yesterday afternoon.

After assessing the situation of the security forces, there is still no permit to return to homes in the localities of Ramat Raziel and Givat Ye'arim.

The settlement of Kislon was approved for the return of the residents as well as the staff of Eitanim Hospital.

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Found healthy and intact.

Shabtai Shimon Siegel (Photo: Israel Police Spokeswoman)

This morning, Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev held a situation assessment with Fire and Rescue Commissioner Dedi Simchi, and the Jerusalem District Commander of the Police, Doron Turgeman.

At the end of the assessment, Minister Bar-Lev said that "if we do not manage to build fire barriers on the outskirts of Jerusalem, then towards noon when the humidity drops and the temperature rises. As easily as it started yesterday, the fire can spread towards Hadassah Hospital and Ein Kerem. "Lunch is critical."

He added that "if by then we will be able to build a checkpoint to the east, even if a local fire develops - we will be able to deal with it. If not, we will be in serious trouble."

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