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The list details forest fires affecting areas of 1,000 dunams or more.
The number of forest fires in Israel ranges from 300 to 700 a year.The largest forest fire in Israel occurred on Mt. Carmel in December 2010
The economic cost of forest fires is due mainly to damage to ecosystems: green areas, leisure areas, commercial exploitation of wood, as well as damage to homes in the vicinity of the forests and the high cost of firefighting operations.
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