Snowstorm hits Jerusalem and Israel's desert

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February 20, 2015 at 4:43 a.m.

Palestinian men pray in front of the snow-covered Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City

People walk through a park as snow falls in Jerusalem

Children play in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City

Snow covers the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, as seen from the Mount of Olives

A view of Jerusalem's Old City following a snowstorm is seen from the Mount of Olives

A man prays in the snow at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand on a snow-covered street outside Jerusalem's Old City

Municipality workers clear snow from the tracks of the light rail tram early morning in Jerusalem

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks on a snow-covered street early morning near Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood

A crows flies over the snow-covered Mount of Olives cemetery outside Jerusalem's Old City

Snow covers the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

pedestrian walks on a snow-covered street early morning in Jerusalem

Palestinian men pray in front of the snow-covered Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City

Palestinian men pray in front of the snow-covered Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City February 20, 2015. Snow fell early Friday morning in parts of Israel, including Jerusalem, and various towns and cities in the north and south of the country, causing school closures in areas affected by the weather. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

REUTERS

A heavy snowstorm has shut down roads leading in and out of Jerusalem and blanketed Israel's desert with a rare layer of white.

Snow also landed Friday in parts of the West Bank as a cold front swept through the Middle East. In Gaza, heavy rains that started on Thursday have been forecast for the rest of the week.

Jerusalem municipality spokeswoman Brachie Sprung says 10 inches have already been dumped on the city, with 4 inches more expected later in the day.

Desert towns of Beersheba, Dimona and Yerucham were sprinkled with white and residents of Arad proudly showed off a snowman. (AP)

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