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A car passes burning trees in a suburb of the coastal city of Haifa, in the north of present-day Israel, on 24 November. Dry air and strong winds created conditions for 1,773 reported fires over several days in the West Bank and Israel. (Gil Eliyahu /EPA)

A car passes burning trees in a suburb of the coastal city of Haifa, in the north of present-day Israel, on 24 November. Dry air and strong winds created conditions for 1,773 reported fires over several days in the West Bank and Israel. (Gil Eliyahu /EPA)

A car passes burning trees in a suburb of the coastal city of Haifa, in the north of present-day Israel, on 24 November. Dry air and strong winds created conditions for 1,773 reported fires over several days in the West Bank and Israel. (Gil Eliyahu /EPA)