A wildfire shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning skies over Jerusalem gray.Video footage showed vehicles stranded nearby as flames spread throughout the area,

A large wildfire broke out on Wednesday morning in the Judean Hills and spread to the outskirts of Jerusalem. Roads have been closed, dozens of people have suffered from smoke inhalation, and efforts to bring the blaze under control have so far been unsuccessful,

Help was on the way from across the region, including aircraft from Italy, Croatia and North Macedonia, Israeli officials said. View on euronews