Residents in a number of locations near Jerusalem have been evacuated as over 70 firefighting teams struggle to gain control over several wildfires that broke out in the hills surrounding the capital on Wednesday.
WATCH: Wildfires out of control on outskirts of Jerusalem
A large fire broke out near Neve Ilan, in south-central Israel near Jerusalem, June 9, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)