Around 20,000 dunams (5,000 acres) of land has been destroyed in the ongoing fires around Jerusalem, says Keren Kayemet L’Yisrael, Report informs via The Times of Israel.
That area includes around 13,000 dunams (3,000 acres) of forest.
Among the areas devastated by the blaze, the large Canada Park near Beit Shemesh has been hardest hit, the organization adds.
Israeli authorities have decided to allow all residents of towns evacuated due to wildfires to return home, a spokeswoman for the Fire and Rescue Service says.
She adds that a number of countries are expected to send planes to help Israel combat the blazes, which broke out yesterday morning in the forested hills surrounding Jerusalem.
Though this morning has seen a drop in temperatures and a chance of a slight drizzle, officials warned that fires could surge again in the afternoon with winds expected to pick up and temperatures to increase.