Wildfires swept through the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday, triggering evacuations, road closures, and an international call for help.
Flames reached the key Route 1 highway linking Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, forcing people to abandon their vehicles as smoke blanketed the hills. TV footage showed residents fleeing on foot as fire crews battled to contain the blaze.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said firefighting planes from Italy and Croatia were en route. Israel has also requested assistance from Greece, Cyprus, and Bulgaria.
More than 120 emergency teams, supported by military search-and-rescue forces and aircraft, have been deployed. Three communities were evacuated and at least 13 people were injured. No deaths have been reported.
The fire broke out on Israel’s Memorial Day and led to the cancellation of several Independence Day ceremonies, including the main state event in Jerusalem.
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Iran launches a new barrage of missiles and drones at Israel, triggering extensive Israeli counter-strikes on strategic sites. Impacts and casualties are reported in both nations.
As Ramadan approaches, markets in Jerusalem and the West Bank are seeing a significant drop in sales. Vendors attribute the decline to political instability, military operations, and restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities.
In Jerusalem, families of Israeli hostages commemorated the 500th day of their loved ones' captivity. They rallied outside the Hostages and Missing Families Forum tent, before marching to the Knesset, calling for the immediate release of all those still held.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his Middle East tour on Sunday, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss President Trump’s controversial proposal for Gaza.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was successfully held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, highlighting the region’s revival and the deepening economic cooperation among member states.
Dozens of international and domestic flights were cancelled or delayed after Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted on Monday, but Bali’s main airport remains operational.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport and Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works have reached an agreement on the construction of a new railway line to connect Central Asia and South Asia, which will increase the efficiency of the North-South corridor.
Two of China’s biggest electric-vehicle makers may have to return a combined 373 million yuan (about $53 million) in state aid after a government audit said nearly 22,000 cars sold up to 2020 should never have qualified for clean-energy incentives.
Uzbekistan and the State of Eritrea signed a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations through their respective UN Missions.
China said it is ready to "continuously" boost strategic coordination with Moscow. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday that Beijing is prepared to help safeguard both countries’ security and development interests.
The United States has imposed sanctions on 22 entities linked to a transnational network engaged in illicit oil trade on behalf of the Iranian regime.
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