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

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