A large fire broke out today (Sunday) in the Shoham Forest area.
Many firefighters arrived at the scene of the fire in order to act to extinguish it.
Large teams of firefighters and KKL-JNF workers arrived at the scene of the fire, and firefighting planes were also launched.
Firefighters work to put out a fire that broke out in the Shoham Forest, Photo: Neta Mizrahi - Absorption of crowds in the JNF forests
Earlier today, a fire broke out in the Maalot Tarshiha forest in the north of the country.
Hundreds of residents of the Yaffa Nof neighborhood near the forest were evacuated from their homes, and they were allowed to return to them after the fire in the neighborhood was stopped.
Fifteen crews and six planes arrived at the scene.
As you may recall, 411 fires broke out across the country yesterday, some of which even found evidence of arson.
In the communities of Goethe in the Galilee and Zeitan in the South, residents were evacuated from their homes following the fire - and were allowed to return to them after the fire was brought under control.
