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Fire that destroyed Israeli community founded by Shlomo Carlebach is suspected arson

Israel’s Fire and Rescue Service initially blamed the blaze on faulty electric wires, but has since discovered that it had several points of origin, suggesting arson.

Over 1,000 fires extinguished throughout Israel

Among the causes of the fires which erupted in hot and dry conditions were faults in electrical cables, embers from Lag B’Omer bonfires, arson and incendiary balloons launched from Gaza at southern Israel,