They do know how to planet forests but this disaster has revealed significant short-comings both in fire prevention and disaster management.
The fire demonstrated quite abruptly that no one had seen to the maintenance side.
I can think of a number of reasons for that ~ but it's dollars to doughnuts that Israel, like the US, has entirely too many Leftwingtard Environmental Whackos tending to the matter.
What always happens then is the forest burns down!