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Firefighters contain blaze after refrigerated truck catches fire on Route 2 near Hadera

A report of a burning truck on the shoulder of the Coastal Highway was received by the district's emergency dispatch center at 10:39 a.m.

A truck catches fire near Hadera on October 25, 2026.
Firefighter at scene of fatal fire in the Golan, October 11, 2026.

Deadly house fire in Golan Heights kills woman in her 60s as firefighters work to extinguish flames

A stolen vehicle overturned and caught fire on Route 60 south of Jerusalem after the driver drove through a police roadblock, October 9, 2026.

Stolen vehicle overturns on Route 60 after penetrating police roadblock, halting traffic

A masked students attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions.

Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France


At least 24 injured in Bnei Brak nursing home fire, two in serious, unstable condition

In addition to the two severely injured, four individuals between 50 and 80 sustained moderate injuries, and 18 sustained minor injuries. 

First responders transport individual injured in a nursing home fire in Bnei Brak, October 1,2026.

Ship's engine catches fire while docked at Haifa port, 10 firefighting teams responding

The ship, named "Puffin," is docked at pier B2. Firefighters at the scene are working to control the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

View of the Port of Haifa and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 6, 2026.

WATCH: Fire breaks out in Haruvit Forest near Kiryat Malachi, arson suspected

The blaze follows a large residential building fire which broke out in Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Mea She'arim neighborhood on Wednesday, damaging several Torah scrolls.

Firefighting squadron practice. May 14, 2019; Illustrative.

WATCH: Highway 60 reopens to traffic after bus catches fire, no injuries reported

An additional fire occured in Tirat Carmel later on Wednesday after an electric bicycle battery experienced thermal runaway, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.

 Illustrative image of an Electra-Afikim bus.

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Yosemite National Park while battling fire, killing two

The deaths brought the number of helicopter pilots killed in crashes in Colorado, Utah, and California this year fighting wildfires to five.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop in the path of the Lucas Fire burning near Upper Lake, a community in Lake County, California, US, September 12, 2026.

MDA reports three people died, 3,322 people were treated during Yom Kippur

MDA teams treated thousands during Yom Kippur, including hundreds who fainted, became dehydrated, or were injured while riding bicycles and scooters.

 MDA Ambulance

Jewish communities must build warm ties with every first responder - opinion

If the people who answer a distress call do not see Jews as neighbors worth rushing toward, our safety, our health, and our ability to remain in a community or a country are in the balance.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Nine rescued as firefighters respond to Jerusalem fire caused by electric scooter battery

The fire follows the September evacuation of Jerusalem's Yitzhak Navon Railway Station after smoke reports prompted an emergency response.

Firefighters respond to fire casued by electric scooter battery in Jerusalem, September 17, 2026.

NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, the fire department said.

The NTSB and FAA will handle the investigation of a helicopter has crashed in Los Angeles that have left at least three people dead, September 16, 2026. (Illustrative)

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

Footage from public broadcaster ERT showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.

People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.