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Some 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels in Rhodes over the weekend.

One government official told Reuters 19,000 people had been moved from their homes and hotels.

"It is a pride and a privilege to help and contribute, from the knowledge and experience we have gained, to the Greek state," said Corporal Haim Bar-Gil of the Israel Police Air Unit.

AI is being used today in Israel to save lives by two of the country’s emergency services: the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority and Magen David Adom, which oversees emergency medical response.

6 teams of fire fighters are working to prevent the spread of the fire toward the houses.

The four puppies were trapped under debris in the same room as a fire.

Fire and Rescue Commissioner Eyal Caspi signed an order prohibiting the lighting of bonfires and fires in open areas.

Keren Kayemet L'Israel (KKL-JNF) forestry teams and Israel's Fire and Rescue Services fought at least 176 separate forest fires across Israel last Saturday.

The exercise was carried out with the aim to enhance response capabilities for the upcoming summer, amid growing risk associated with climate change and the potential for large-scale wildfires.

The fire began on Monday near Kibbutz Kalia, north of Israel's Dead Sea.