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Jerusalem fire department spokesman Udi Gal reports that the weekend storm resulted in a very large tree landing on a school fence in the southern Gilo neighborhood of the capital. B’chasdei Hashem, this occurred at a time the school was empty.

Firemen worked hard to remove the large tree without causing additional damage, and it was cut down and placed safely and away from the school yard.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/ צילום: אריק אבולוף כבאות והצלה ירושלים)