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Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France

The demonstrations and blockades, which began last week, have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for the government, which announced a series of deeply unpopular spending cuts.

A masked students attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions.
First responders transport individual injured in a nursing home fire in Bnei Brak, October 1,2026.

At least 24 injured in Bnei Brak nursing home fire, two in serious, unstable condition

View of the Port of Haifa and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 6, 2026.

Ship's engine catches fire while docked at Haifa port, 10 firefighting teams responding

Firefighting squadron practice. May 14, 2019; Illustrative.

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WATCH: Highway 60 reopens to traffic after bus catches fire, no injuries reported

An additional fire occured in Tirat Carmel later on Wednesday after an electric bicycle battery experienced thermal runaway, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.

 Illustrative image of an Electra-Afikim bus.

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Yosemite National Park while battling fire, killing two

The deaths brought the number of helicopter pilots killed in crashes in Colorado, Utah, and California this year fighting wildfires to five.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop in the path of the Lucas Fire burning near Upper Lake, a community in Lake County, California, US, September 12, 2026.

MDA reports three people died, 3,322 people were treated during Yom Kippur

MDA teams treated thousands during Yom Kippur, including hundreds who fainted, became dehydrated, or were injured while riding bicycles and scooters.

 MDA Ambulance

Jewish communities must build warm ties with every first responder - opinion

If the people who answer a distress call do not see Jews as neighbors worth rushing toward, our safety, our health, and our ability to remain in a community or a country are in the balance.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Nine rescued as firefighters respond to Jerusalem fire caused by electric scooter battery

The fire follows the September evacuation of Jerusalem's Yitzhak Navon Railway Station after smoke reports prompted an emergency response.

Firefighters respond to fire casued by electric scooter battery in Jerusalem, September 17, 2026.

NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, the fire department said.

The NTSB and FAA will handle the investigation of a helicopter has crashed in Los Angeles that have left at least three people dead, September 16, 2026. (Illustrative)

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

Footage from public broadcaster ERT showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.

People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.

Service resumes at Jerusalem Navon train station resumes after suspected fire causes evacuation

Passengers were subsequently allowed to return to the station, and normal activity began resuming at the site.

 Passengers at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on March 31, 2022

Firefighters, planes bring fire in West Bank woods near evacuated settlement under control

Four firefighting aircraft were operating at the scene, with the preliminary reports saying that the fire was expanding fast and fears of it reaching the homes of the settlement.

Firefighter works to extinguish the flames after a wildfire broke out in Samaria on July 18.

Israeli arrested for allegedly lighting barbecue at rented villa, sparking wildfire in Crete

According to the reports, the villa owner warned the guests when they arrived that, due to the high fire risk, using a barbecue was completely prohibited in the area.

A wildfire burns in a canyon near Asomatos village on the island of Crete, Greece, July 30, 2026.