528 points of fire

600 homes destroyed

32,000 acres of forest and brush burnt

1,700 homeless

180 people injured

Israel will spend the next few weeks assessing the devastating damage and fine tuning these numbers – but there are things we won’t be able to number:

The countless heroes who volunteered to help the firefighters save lives; throes of citizens who opened their homes to strangers who had been forced to evacuate; and endless contributions of food, clothing, and money to help the victims recover.

There is no number for the incredible spirit of Israel and our friends around the world.

The unbreakable resolve of Israel knows only one response to disaster: We will rebuild. Not just rebuild – build more than ever before.

We will build new communities, where people of all walks of life come together in peace. We will strengthen communities, blooming struggling but perseverant villages to their full beauty. We will build neighborhoods of coexistence and togetherness. We will bring groups of pioneers to create what we are best at – communities of light, “OR.”

This is Israel. Where there is darkness, we bring light. Innumerable light.

 

Roni Flamer, CEO & Co-Founder

Ofir Fisher, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder