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Chubut Province

Province of Argentina

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Jan 16, 2026
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did israelis start fire in pategonia

There is no verified evidence that Israeli citizens—or the Israeli state—deliberately started the recent wildfires in Argentine Patagonia; senior Argentine officials and opposition figures have amplif...

Jan 24, 2026
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Have Israeli Nationals been arrested for starting forest fires in Patagonia?

Yes — there is documented precedent for an national being arrested over a Patagonia-area wildfire in the past, but claims that “” have been arrested en masse or that Israeli soldiers deliberately set ...

Jan 13, 2026
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chile, argentina, patagonia wildfire, who did them?

No definitive, publicly released evidence identifies who started the January 2026 wildfires in Argentine Patagonia; some national officials pointed at Mapuche groups but local judicial authorities in ...

Jan 13, 2026

What official statements have Argentina's federal prosecutors released about suspects in the January 2026 Patagonia fires?

Federal prosecutors in Chubut have publicly described the January 2026 Patagonia blazes as likely deliberate, reporting the discovery of fuel or accelerant at ignition points and framing one large fir...

Jan 16, 2026

What has Argentina’s government officially said about the Patagonia fires and their causes?

Argentina’s national government has publicly suggested the Patagonia infernos may have been deliberately set and publicly pointed to Mapuche-linked groups as possible perpetrators, citing preliminary ...

Jan 19, 2026

Fire patagonia

The Patagonian wildfires that erupted in early January 2026 have burned tens of thousands of hectares across multiple provinces, driven by extreme heat, strong winds and drought conditions, and have f...

Jan 13, 2026

What statements have Argentina’s federal prosecutors (Ministerio Público Fiscal or federal courts) released about suspects in Chubut cases in 2025–2026?

Federal prosecutors’ public, on-the-record statements about suspects tied to Chubut cases in 2025–2026 are sparse in the documents provided; the clearest prosecutor-led assertions in that period conce...

Jan 13, 2026

What official statements have Chubut provincial authorities (governor, police) released about suspected perpetrators compared with federal prosecutors’ statements?

The reporting provided to this review contains no direct public statements from Chubut provincial officials (governor or provincial police) nor from Argentine federal prosecutors about any specific su...