25/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 25 November, the European Union mobilised the European Civil Protection Mechanism to provide aid to Israel, which has been suffering from ferocious wildfires for four days. The fires have led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. Following activation of the mechanism, Spain and France sent four and two water-spraying aircraft respectively and an investigation aircraft. The aid provided thus far to Israel by Italy and Cyprus will now be...