

The massive fire in the city of Haifa led to the evacuation of the city of thousands of residents and was part of a large wave of forest fires across Israel. Photo by Gili Yaari /Flash90
JERUSALEM — Three Palestinians were arrested on suspicion of carrying out arson attacks in the West Bank during last month’s forest fires.
The three men were arrested on Nov. 26 in a joint operation of the Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service, the Shin Bet said in a statement released on Sunday. The arrests had been under a gag order. [Read more…]