PM emphasizes importance of vigilance in dry season, which coincides with school summer vacations

Residents of Kfar Haruv later allowed to return home, as flames pushed away from homes, but fires still burning in other areas

21 firefighting teams, along with four airplanes and a helicopter, were battling blaze trying to prevent fire from reaching national park that houses Biblical Landscape Reserve

Highway between Manara and Yiftah closed due to heavy smoke; fire official says no danger to homes

Wildfires near capital's suburb under control; vehicle and pedestrian access blocked; no injuries or damage reported

Higher than average temperatures are coupled with strong easterly winds, a combination that experts warn can lead to devastating blazes

Neighbors pull the pair out of their apartment in northern Druze village, but they were declared dead at the scene; police open investigation

International body's environment program says the most ambitious efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions won't prevent a dramatic surge in the frequency of extreme fire conditions

Announcement comes six months after blaze in Jerusalem hills; Bennett says: 'We're not waiting for the next disaster'

Jewish victim, reportedly in her 90s, found with severe burns in building near King David's Tomb; 3 firefighters lightly hurt from smoke inhalation