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

Israeli rescue agency, Magen David Adom, reported that hundreds of civilians were threatened by the worst wildfires in years, with 23 people injured in the fires, 13 of whom were taken to the hospital. Among them were two pregnant women and two babies under one year old.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a national emergency as the country battles its worst wildfires in over a decade, threatening communities near Jerusalem and prompting widespread evacuations.