MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Palestinian Authority provided Israel with eight fire trucks and dozens of firefighters to extinguish the wildfires, according to reports.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, contacted Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen and thanked him for sending firefighters to assist in extinguishing the fires. The Prime Minister also appreciates the fact that Jews and Arabs alike opened their homes to those affected by the fires," the statement reads.
According to reports, an estimated 1,850 acres of forests and rural areas have been destroyed by the wildfires across the country and thousands of people have been evacuated from the northern city of Haifa. At least 132 Haifa residents have been taken to hospitals with injures caused by fires.
