- Title: Palestinian firefighters arrive at Haifa to help extinguishing fires
- Date: 25th November 2016
- Summary: HAIFA, ISRAEL (NOVEMBER 25, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE TRUCK AT SCENE FIREFIGHTER SPRAYING WATER OVER FIRE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PALESTINIAN FIREFIGHTER, ABDULATIF ABU AMSHAH, SAYING: "We came here to Haifa to help (in extinguishing) fire which is happening here. We are about 25 firefighters, came from West Bank, north of West Bank, from Jenin, Qalqeliya, Tubas and Tulkarim (cities). We came here and we work the Israeli firefighters together to stop the fire." FIREFIGHTERS AT SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PALESTINIAN FIREFIGHTER, ABDULATIF ABU AMSHAH, SAYING: "Firefighters, their aim is to stop fire. No need to look of religion or anything else. The human being is the same for the firefighters, all over the world. So, when human beings need to be helped, we can help him whatever we can." FIREFIGHTER PRAYING VARIOUS OF ISRAELI RESCUE TEAM AT WORK (SOUNDBITE) (English) SPOKESPERSON OF FIREFIGHTERS OF HAIFA REGION, ORI JABOTERO, SAYING: "We truly appreciate the assist that our Palestinian brothers came to aid us, since it is a very good way to see, to show, to the world, how firefighters over the world share the same values of taking care of people, of saving life. And we truly and deeply appreciate it." VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN FIRE TRUCK
- Embargoed: 10th December 2016 06:49
- Keywords: Israel Palestinians fire firefighters
- Location: HAIFA, ISRAEL
- City: HAIFA, ISRAEL
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Environment,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA00159XY98N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Palestinian firefighters arrived in Haifa on early morning hours of Friday (November 25) to help extinguishing fires in the city.
Wildfires tore across central and northern Israel on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee the city, as leaders blamed arsonists for some of the blazes and branded them terrorists.
Abdulatif Abu Amshah, the head of the Palestinian firefighters team, said that they only care about people's lives.
"Firefighters, their aim is to stop fire. No need to look of religion or anything else. The human being is the same for the firefighters, all over the world. So, when human beings need to be helped, we can help him whatever we can," Abu Amshah said.
The spokesperson of the firefighters of Haifa region, Ori Jabotero said that they really appreciate the help by the Palestinians.
"We truly appreciate the assist that our Palestinian brothers came to aid us, since it is a very good way to see, to show, to the world, how firefighters over the world share the same values of taking care of people, of saving life. And we truly and deeply appreciate it," Jabotero said.
The fires have been burning in multiple locations for the past three days but intensified on Thursday, fuelled by unseasonably dry weather and strong easterly winds. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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