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Four Aircraft and Ground Crews Contain Beit She’an Fire

5/21/2026

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Four Elad aerial firefighting aircraft joined ground crews to combat the blaze.
Six Afula firefighting teams fought a rapidly spreading fire near Beit She’an’s Nof Gilad neighborhood on Tuesday, which is now contained.
Deputy Fire Chief Asher Biton said the combined effort of ground crews and aircraft limited the fire’s spread.
Firefighters will remain on scene until full control of the incident is achieved.

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Four Elad aerial firefighting aircraft joined ground crews to combat the blaze.
Six Afula firefighting teams fought a rapidly spreading fire near Beit She’an’s Nof Gilad neighborhood on Tuesday, which is now contained.
Deputy Fire Chief Asher Biton said the combined effort of ground crews and aircraft limited the fire’s spread.
Firefighters will remain on scene until full control of the incident is achieved.