ISRAEL is facing a “national emergency”; as rapidly spreading wildfires burn towards Jerusalem.

Cops have arrested 18 suspects on suspicion of arson following the monster inferno.

Aerial view of firefighters extinguishing a fire near a monastery in Israel.Israel is facing a “national emergency”; as rapidly spreading wildfires burn towards JerusalemFirefighters extinguishing a wildfire.Firefighters work at the scene

Shocking footage shows thick black smoke above highways in Jerusalem.

The Israeli prime minister,Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that the fires could reach the city of Jerusalem and declared a “national emergency”;.

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