Authorities have banned lighting fires in nature reserves and national parks, effective immediately, due to the expected heatwave this weekend, according to ynet. The ban aims to prevent wildfires during the hot and dry conditions.
Israel's nature and parks authorities have banned open fires in all nature reserves and national parks, effective immediately, ahead of a forecast heatwave expected to peak over the weekend. The measure, reported by ynet, supplements the existing nationwide ban on open fires in unregulated areas that the Fire and Rescue Services commissioner imposed in late July through the end of August, as The Zioneer previously reported. The Israel Meteorological Service has warned of heavy to extreme heat stress across most of the country, particularly in the Jordan Valley and Arava. The ban is intended to reduce wildfire risk during the dry conditions; violators face legal penalties.
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