Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios with authorities issuing multiple evacuation orders. Towering walls of flames tore through forest and agricultural land on the island, where authorities have declared a state of emergency and have sent firefighting reinforcements. By Tuesday morning, the fire department said 444 firefighters with 85 vehicles were tackling the blaze burning on scattered fronts. Eleven helicopters and two water-dropping planes were providing air support. Authorities are examining whether arson is to blame.

Dutch authorities are investigating possible sabotage against the rail network after a power outage limited train services to and from the country’s main airport. The outage came as the Netherlands is hosting a historic NATO summit that opened Tuesday. Caretaker Justice Minister David van Weel told the NATO Public Forum that investigators are considering the possibility that fire in some 30 rail cables may have been set intentionally. The damage has disrupted rail services and no trains are running between Schiphol Airport and the country’s capital, Amsterdam.

Palestinian witnesses say Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza. Hospitals say at least 25 people were killed and more than 140 wounded. Israel's military says it was reviewing reports of casualties from Israeli fire after a group of people approached troops. The Awda hospital in the Nuseirat camp, which received the victims, says the Palestinians were waiting for the trucks on a road south of Wadi Gaza. Witnesses have told The Associated Press that Israeli forces opened fire as people were advancing closer. One man says fire from drones and gunfire from tanks came at people, “even as we were fleeing.” Another says drones flew over the crowds first, then there was fire from tanks and drones as people moved eastward.