Israel has been hammered with significant storms this winter. Another large snowstorm hit Israel on Thursday night, leaving snow as far south as Be’er Sheva, a city that has not seen snow in about 20 years. Ten inches fell in Jerusalem. Following are some pictures of various places in Israel.
Western Wall (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90, The Times of Israel)Temple Mount, as seen from the Mount of Olives. The Kidron Valley lies in between. (Photo credit: Amir Tsarfati)Just outside Damascus Gate (Photo credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA, The New York Daily News)Northern Golan Heights, quite possibly the Dan River (Photo credit: Gil Eliyahu, Haaretz)Thousands of Grus Cranes congregate in falling snow at the Hula Lake in northern Israel. The Hula Valley is a premiere birdwatchers paradise, attracting about 540 species of birds. Roughly 30,000 cranes winter in the Hula Valley. (Photo credit: Inbar Rubin, JNF, Haaretz)Israeli youth enjoy snowboarding in a snow-covered field in the Golan Heights. (Photo credit: The Times of Israel)