www.jns.org Over 3,500 residents were being evacuated from the Beit Shemesh area, with more than 110 firefighting teams battle rapid blazes in the Judean Foothills .
Massive wildfires sweeping through central Israel on Wednesday have triggered widespread evacuations, road closures, and a full-scale emergency response as flames threaten residential areas near Jerusalem.
The evacuated communities include three moshavs: Eshtaol, Mesilat Zion and Beit Meir and initial estimates speak of at least 3,500 evacuees. The Fire and Rescue Authority has declared a general mobilization across six districts, deploying more than 110 teams, eight firefighting planes and a helicopter.
Police, Border Police and other emergency units remain on the ground, with one Border Police officer reported moderately injured. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Police Commissioner Daniel Levi visited the emergency operations center in Beit Shemesh to oversee the response.
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