Arson suspected in Israel fires

JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A series of fires in Galilee in northern Israel are believed to have been set deliberately, officials said Saturday.

More than 60 acres of forest have burned, Ynetnews reported.

Yigal Ben-Abu, spokesman for the Western Galilee Fire Department, told Ynet the fires were likely to be arson and almost certainly the result of human activity.

"The human factor in such fires is very significant," he said. "The only question is whether these were accidental fires or was there malice involved."

Police were also suspicious because there were no high winds to spread fire, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Residents of Kibbutz Yasur and of a retirement home were evacuated, the newspaper said.

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