A fire at the Havat Gilad community in Samaria damaged ten homes and left two firefighters with moderate and light injuries, according to Israel Hayom.
The fire at the Havat Gilad community in Samaria, first reported around 15:27 Jerusalem, has now been updated by Israel Hayom at 16:54 Jerusalem with revised casualty figures: two firefighters were injured, one moderately and one lightly, and ten homes were damaged. Earlier reports from the scene, aggregated by The Zioneer at 15:27, had provided varying assessments—some outlets reported 13 homes damaged and a single firefighter injured, while others noted at least six homes destroyed and a fire truck burned. The Israel Hayom report represents the latest known tally.
By 15:27 Jerusalem, multiple Israeli news outlets were covering the blaze. Initial reports from N12's Inbar Tuizer indicated six homes destroyed and a firefighter injured. Ynet then reported more than ten homes damaged and a fire truck consumed. At the same time, N12 updated its estimate to 13 homes damaged, with no casualties reported, and four firefighting aircraft deployed. The Zioneer's own thread tracked this escalation. The new figures from Israel Hayom at 16:54 show a slightly lower home count but an additional firefighter injury.
The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in Havat Gilad, a community in the Samaria region of the West Bank. The Zioneer earlier reported that residents were evacuated and Route 55 was closed. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and no further details on the firefighters' conditions have been released.
The discrepancy in the number of damaged homes (10 versus earlier reports of 13) may reflect ongoing assessments or partial information. The full extent of property damage and the status of the injured firefighters remain unverified by official sources. The Zioneer will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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