A wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.

Israel wildfires send 12 people to the hospital and close key Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway - Many events planned for the country’s memorial day have been cancelled

A wildfire has forced the closure of the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to hospital and turning the skies grey. Video footage showed vehicles stranded nearby as flames spread throughout the area,