Firefighting planes renew aerial bombardments of flames; commander says residents not in danger 'at this stage' as majority allowed to return

More than 5,000 evacuated from homes in Nof Hagalil near Nazareth, thousands more forced to flee as 250 wildfires sparked by heatwave hit communities across Israel, West Bank

Unseasonably warm weather to continue into weekend before subsiding only slightly next week

Over 700 people treated by emergency services due to blistering heat; weather to cool Friday

19-year-old who died at Friday rave named as Ariel Yoav Tzafrir; extreme humidity reported in coastal cities

Red Sea resort temperature hits 120°F; capital bakes at 109°F; heatwave set to last through middle of next week; medics treat 186 people countrywide

One man in critical condition after collapsing in street in northern town of Kiryat Shmona; police warn people against going hiking as temperatures remain near record highs

After it reached a scorching 42ºC in Jerusalem on Thursday, temperatures in the capital and other areas of the country remain sky high; overnight heat record also broken

High of 42º C (107º F) notched in capital Thursday afternoon, marking highest-ever temperature since record keeping began in 1942; Friday may be hotter

Israel Electric Corporation says 14,089 megawatts generated at peak hours as scorcher roasts country; temperature reaches 116.6°F in one town