Nach Meinung des Ministers für öffentliche Sicherheit, Gilad Erdan, sind mehr als Hälfte der Brände in den letzten Tagen durch Brandstiftung verursacht worden. Israelische Medien sprachen bereits von einer ‚Feuer-Intifada‘ von Palästinensern. Israels Inlandsgeheimdienst untersuche den Verdacht, dass vor allem in Haifa aus politischen Motiven Brände gelegt worden seien, berichtete die Nachrichtenseite ynet.“ (Bericht in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung: „Verdacht auf Brandstiftung. 60.000 Menschen fliehen vor Feuer in Israel“)
„Dubai security chief tweets ‚Israel banned the muezzin and caught on fire,‘ while Kuwaiti imam wishes ‚Best of luck to the fires :)‘ and memes gloat over fires raging in Israel for the past three days. The hashtag ‚Israel is burning‘ or ‚the Zionist entity is burning‘ has become one of the top trends on Arab media over the past 24 hours, with countless of people gloating over the recent rash of fire plaguing Israel over the past three days.
‚They tried to ban the muezzin’s call, and Allah rained fire on them,‘ Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq tweeted. Other Hamas social media pages have posted videos of songs rejoicing about the fires, like one called ‚Catching Fire.‘ Some people posted their hopes that the fires would reach strategic facilities in Israel, like the Haifa Chemicals plants, gas storage facilities across the country, and IDF bases that have large arms depots. One wrote, ‚All of Israel’s neighbors must aid it – I suggest they send planes filled with gasoline and rain it down on the burning areas. I want to inhale the smell of barbecue from the Zionists.‘“ (Roi Kais/Elior Levy: „‚Israel is burning‘: Palestinians, Arab world rejoice over fires“)
