The head of the Jerusalem education system on Wednesday, 17 Iyar, called on students around the city to cancel planned Lag B�Omer bonfires due to weather forecasts calling for unseasonably strong wind gusts. The call is issued to students nationwide, especially those living in the capital � to cancel planned bonfires to prevent catastrophe.

The message includes, �In past years, bonfires were huge and led to endangering human life and property, and despite the disappointment associated with canceling, there is no need to point out that the well-being of the students far surpasses every and all other concerns.�

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)