Lighting of Outdoor Fires Banned in Israel Due to Extreme Heat

Jerusalem, 17 July, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Fire and Rescue Commissioner signed an order prohibiting the lighting of fires in public spaces, due to the current extreme heat that has struck Israel. The order is intended to help prevent forest fires and is valid from Thursday, July 17, 2025, until Thursday, July 31, 2025, at midnight.

The fire ban order applies to all of Israel, except for the area south of Highway 25 (the road connecting the Arava-Dimona-Beer Sheva-Netivot intersection), and prohibits the lighting of fires in open areas. Technical work that creates a fire or a fire will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the order.

Lighting a fire inside a designated facility for preparing or heating food, such as a barbecue, is permitted.