Uncontrolled wildfires have spread across the hills of Jerusalem, leading Israel to declare a national emergency as it requested international assistance to battle the blaze.
A huge fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the fire-prone forests near Beit Shemesh, a town west of Jerusalem, and rapidly spread in the dry heat, carried by strong winds to the main highway towards Tel Aviv.
A video from Highway 1, which has been shut down, shows people abandoning their cars as thick smoke covered the roadside. Israeli media also reported people being pulled from their cars to escape the flames.
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