Open-area fire reported in Hurfeish, Galilee

A fire is burning in an open area in the Druze town of Hurfeish in the Upper Galilee, according to initial reports. Firefighting crews have been dispatched to the scene. No injuries or cause have been reported yet.

A fire broke out in open terrain near Hurfeish, a Druze locality in the Upper Galilee, around 17:30 Jerusalem on Wednesday. Firefighting crews are en route. The cause of the blaze and the extent of the fire are not yet reported. This is the latest in a series of open-area fires across northern Israel this summer, though no connection to other incidents has been established.

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