Aerial footage of the aftermath of fires across Israel

183 views · Published 30 November 2016 · 0:29 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Middle East Eye · 2016 · News & Politics

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Palestinians have been widely blamed for starting many of the fires, with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying they were the result of "terrorist arson".

However, police on Wednesday said it has not yet been determined which, if any, of the fires were started deliberately. 

Hundreds of homes were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people in the northern West Bank were forced to evacuate their homes.

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