WATCH: Video from within an IDF C-130 captures the aircraft releasing fire retardant to combat the extensive wildfires.

Trump on Mark Carney winning the Canadian election: “I think we’re going to have a great relationship. He called me up yesterday and said ‘let’s make a deal.'”

POTUS ON THE ECONOMY: “We’re turning it around. It’s a big ship to turn around, and we’re going to have the greatest country, financially, in the history of the world, I believe… We reset the table… We were losing four to five — to even six billion dollars a day on trade with Biden.”

JUST IN: Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking at the fire command center as emergency personnel continue to battle the massive wildfires.

Following an intense firefight moments ago, Israeli forces airlifted several injured Syrian Druze to Ziv Hospital in Tzfas.

For the first time ever, the biannual Viznitz Global Convention will take place in Eretz Yisrael, set against the stunning backdrop of the Northern Galilee. This milestone event will mark the first public appearance of the Viznitzer Rebbe shlit”a since undergoing a medical procedure in Los Angeles. The three-day convention will bring together leading Rabbanim, Gedolim, and philanthropists from across the Jewish world. This year’s theme centers on the hilulah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and serves as a meaningful preparation for Lag Ba’Omer. The highlight of the convention will be a festive gathering on Erev Lag Ba’Omer, Wednesday evening, 17 Iyar.

Magen David Adom is evacuating nursing home patients from the Shoresh area in the Jerusalem Hills due the nearby fire. More than 20 ambulances, including mobile intensive care units and a mass evacuation bus, are in use.

Magen David Adom teams are currently assisting in the evacuation of nursing home patients in the Shoresh area in the Jerusalem Hills, following a fire in the region. Over 20 ambulances have been mobilized for the operation, including mobile intensive care units, as well as MDA’s intensive care bus, which is designed for the mass evacuation of patients in complex conditions. The evacuation is being carried out to alternative nursing homes in Jerusalem, in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s guidelines, while ensuring the safety of the patients and the continuity of their medical care. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Israeli Police have arrested a man in his 50s in southern Jerusalem for attempting to set a field on fire. He was apprehended with incendiary materials after a short pursuit.