PHOTOS: Palestine in the Snow

It is not very often that Palestine gets snow and rarely does it see this much accumulation. Palestine and much of the region is experiencing a powerful storm system that has resulted in snow, ice and rain from Cairo to Syria. Below are a few images of Palestine in the snow.


Tree tops in Yazid village near Nablus dusted with white snow...

 

A street scene in Moscow   Calgary  Oslo  ....Ramallah!

 

Snow falls on the Palestinian village of Qatanna near Jerusalem

 

Children play in the snow, a rare treat

 

A Caterpillar bulldozer takes a break from demolishing Palestinian homes to clear streets of Snow in Jerusalem

 

Will it be a white Christmas? Snow is falling here in Bethlehem's Manger Square

 

An image of a Nablus mountainside as snow blankets the city

 

An-Najah University in the Snow

 

A snowman made of hail in Gaza. Life in Gaza, made difficult by an Israeli siege, has just gotten much worse because of this storm. We love Gaza too!

 

Here the city of Rafah in Gaza is partially underwater...

 

Palestinians in Gaza being rescued from their homes by boat. Lack of electricity, running water and fuel for heat has made a bad situation worse.

 

A Palestinian child in Gaza tries to stay warm...

 

This man in Hebron maybe the first Palestinian member of the polar bear club.

 

A Christmas tree in Ramallah is covered in snow...

 

As is this Christmas tree at Manger Square in Bethlehem

 

Bab al-Amood, or Damascus Gate, an entrance to the old City of Jerusalem as snow falls

 

Farewell from a snow covered Palestine, see you next storm.

 

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