Israel Aiding Brazil in Fight Against Devastating Fires in the Amazon

By: Marcus M. Gilban – Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israel will help Brazil in battling fires raging in the Amazon rain forest.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to offer assistance in extinguishing the blazes. Israel will send a firefighting aircraft and flame-retardant materials, O Globo newspaper reported.