Israel approves USD 13.4 million plan for fire trucks as north burns
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 17 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli government on Sunday approved a proposal to purchase around 200 fire trucks for northern communities.
The 50-million-shekel (USD 13.4 million) plan would see the purchase of 40 vans and 150 all-terrain vehicles to be deployed with volunteer firefighting teams.
Nearly 15,000 acres of land in the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights have been burnt in wildfires sparked by Hezboll