More than three days after initial blaze began near Druze village of Usfiya, firefighting authorities declare they have managed to gain control of biggest fire in Israel’s history. Extinguishing operations to continue in coming days in bid to prevent fire from re-erupting
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Netanyahu meets with senior Druze officials in Usfiya, says ‘I have been asked how we managed to put out a big fire in less than three days, while in other countries it can take three weeks? My response was that we have no other country’
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Lebanese Foreign Ministry says Israeli troops detonated by remote control two devices planted in southern part of country; two inured in blast, army says
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Head of Palestinian team says assistance is a ‘humanitarian gesture’ that has nothing to do with Israel-PA relations
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Members of northeastern Indian community claiming descent from one of Ten Lost Tribes of Israel usher in first night of Jewish holiday with joy and ceremony, as they continue to nourish hope of making aliyah
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Ultra-orthodox newspapers slam criticism against interior minister following poor government preparedness for Carmel wildfire; write ‘Judaism-haters in Israel looking for guilty haredi, just like anti-Semites worldwide always looked for guilty Jew’
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Special government meeting held on foothills of Carmel, ministers reject call to launch immediate investigation into failures that lead to devastating fire. Minister Aharonovitch announces ‘we are at final hurdle’ while Lieberman heaps praiseson himself
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Largest firefighting aircraft lands in Israel overnight, begins dumping water, flame retardant chemicals on inferno in north. IAF officer: It will contribute significantly to fire extinguishing efforts
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Usfiya brothers arrive in court for hearing on extension of their remand; father says they were ‘snatched from home as if they were terrorists’
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Defense minister tours kibbutz that was severely damaged in Carmel fire, promises State will cover rehabilitation costs
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