Fire in Israel

The largest forest fire in Israel’s history has already taken dozens of lives. Turkey is actually offering to help. The AP still can’t resist inserting its boilerplate about the flotilla (of course, never adding that the “bloody attack” was due to Turkish “activists” attacking soldiers before their feet touched the deck).

Netanyahu’s office said Turkey was offering assistance, in a positive gesture after months of tensions. Once close allies, Israel-Turkish relations have been in a crisis since Israel’s bloody attack May 31 on a Turkish flotilla trying to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

Pray for rain. Failing that, send fire-fighting planes and helicopters.

Update 10 p.m.: Jameel is liveblogging, or was—he’s gone to bed by now.