Heat hits 40°C in Tel Aviv, even higher near Dead Sea; heat wave blamed for massive wave of brushfires

Amid heatwave, at least 9 homes burn down, several towns and a West Bank settlement are evacuated, and five are treated for smoke inhalation

Officials recommend avoiding outdoor activities, drinking water; temperatures expected to jump nearly 10°C in many areas

Weather blamed for deaths across continent; forecasters say temperatures could surpass 45°C; major Spanish wildfire said sparked by spontaneous combustion of chicken dung pile

Section of Jordan Valley highway shuttered as firefighters work to put out blaze; 3 suspected East Jerusalem arsonists arrested

Public Security Minister directs rescue services to prepare for national emergency amid searing heatwave; officials ready to vacate thousands more as 800 blazes ravage country

Route 443 highway shut near Modiin, homes evacuated in Kfar Daniel, Mevo Modiim and Gimzo; 6 firefighting planes in action near Beit Shemesh; emergency call-up of firefighters

Temperatures to reach highs above 100° Fahrenheit by Friday, sparking fears of runaway blazes from Lag B'Omer fires