Authorities reopened the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem after gaining partial control of the blaze, but warned that a change in the wind could fan the flames.

Wind-fueled fires in Israel are tearing through brush outside Jerusalem, prompting the evacuation of residents and leaving more than a dozen people hospitalized.

Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority declares 'full control over the massive fire that erupted in the Jerusalem Hills on Wednesday' - Anadolu Ajansı