Israel Seeks Help From Abroad for Out-of-Control Fire
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Israel called on its allies to send firefighting equipment as a forest blaze burned out of control near the port city of Haifa, killing about 40 people and forcing the departure of 12,000 people from northern towns and villages.
Greece, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, France, Russia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, the U.K., Egypt and Romania said they would send aircraft, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. All of Israel’s firefighters have been mobilized, department spokesman Hezi Levi said on Army Radio, calling the blaze the worst in the country’s history. The army dispatched firefighters, equipment and hundreds of soldiers.