The Israel Government has asked Spain to face the forest fires registered during the day in the mountainous area near Jerusalem. This request is produced After the disagreement for the rupture of the contract with an Israeli company for the acquisition of bullets for the Civil Guard.
“I thank all the countries that have already promised assistance to combat fires and those who currently study our requests with great will to help. Israel is lucky to have real friends who are next to him in times of necessity, “ The country’s foreign minister has indicated on social networks, Gideon set.
Saar has maintained a call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation on Wednesday, José Manuel Albaresand with its counterparts from France, Argentina, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Greece or Cyprus, among others, with the aim of gathering help to combat fires.
This occurs after the government decided a decision that was “firmly” by the Benjamin Netanyahu government, which assured that Spain “It is still on the wrong side of the story.”
“The Spanish government is sacrificing security considerations for political purposes,” a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry transferred to Europa Press.
This new clash with the Israeli government was almost a year after the call to consultations of the then ambassador in Madrid, Rodica Radian Gordonfor the recognition of the Palestinian State. Since then, Israel is represented at the level of business manager.
Thousands of evacuees
Thousands of people have been evacuated on Wednesday of their homes due to the macroincendio, which led to the cut of the UNE Jerusalem highway with Tel Aviv, and It is expected to continue tomorrow due to the strong wind that ravages the area.
The fire affects several evacuated locations and It occurs on the day when the celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day beginwhich were canceled.
According to the Israeli media the Chief of the Firefighters of the country, Eyal Caspithe forest fire is expected to continue one more day. “We have to prepare. The most dangerous road is Route 1, the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem,” he said.
In the videos published by the Israeli media, you can see dozens of people outside their vehicles on that highway and surrounded by smoke, fleeing from the fire. Caspi added that “conditions are getting worse” and that airplanes “cannot help in wind extinction.”
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In addition, the Israeli meteorology service on Wednesday activated the orange alert for strong winds throughout Israel until midnight, for winds with maximum of 90 kilometers per hour.
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