(Ynet News) Israel on Thursday battled a multitude of wildfires. Thousands of residents were evacuated and dozens of homes were destroyed at Kibbutz Harel and Mevo Modi'im - a community founded by the late songwriting Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. "The damage is enormous, not just to the woodland, but also to the animals," said a Jewish National Fund (JNF) official. "Large swaths of the woodland, the green lung of the Dan region [greater Tel Aviv], were burnt." Firefighting brigades mobilized all available units and used planes and dozens of fire trucks. In addition, Israel has asked for assistance from Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Croatia to help with the blazes.
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