Dozens of firefighting teams fight conflagrations across country; several homes catch fire in Kfar HaOranim settlement; disruptions on highways 6, 443

Move comes a month after a motor in one chopper stopped working in mid-air while IDF chief Aviv Kohavi was being transported

For third time in 6 months, an aging heavy transport chopper faces a 'technical malfunction' during a flight

Fleet of aging transport choppers had been grounded after one caught fire late last year

'HyDrop' technology allows for aerial sorties at night, works with cargo planes and helicopters and is safer for pilots, company says

Air force yet to complete investigation into malfunction that caused aging heavy transport helicopter to go down, but initial findings allow for fleet's return, IDF says

Initial probe determines that the blaze was caused by friction, did not originate inside the engine as previously thought

Senior officer credits pilots' quick response with saving lives of 14 soldiers on board the chopper, landing the aircraft less than a minute after they discovered the blaze

Crew escapes burning Sikorsky transport helicopter unscathed, after landing outside Rahat in southern Israel; military launches investigation

Firefighters battle flames at storage facility holding 80 tons of oil; police close roads in the area, but no instructions to evacuate