Israel gets wintry weather as snow and sand storms batter Middle East
Harsh weather sees Jerusalem and the north of Israel affected by freezing and treacherous conditions, while dusty winds hit the West Bank and hail falls in Tel Aviv
A harsh weather front has brought sandstorms, and rain to parts of the Middle East, as Jerusalem sees snow and Tel Aviv is battered by hail.
Dusty winds whipped through Israel and the West Bank, with hail falling near Tel Aviv and meteorologists announcing that snow was expected in Jerusalem.
In Cairo, winds reached more than 50kph (30mph), bending palm trees along the Nile River, with the Egyptian capital suffering visibility problems, as an orange cloud of dust blocked out the sky and pedestrians covered their faces from the wind gusts.
Sandstorms are common in the region in late winter and early spring.
Jerusalem braced for its first snowstorm in years, with police preparing to shut major roads and many local schools and universities saying they would close early.
High desert winds swept through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, carrying sand and dust, while snow was already falling in Israel’s mountainous north, where torrential rain and hail stranded some cars and turned streets into rivers of mud.
In Gaza, fishermen returned to port and docked their boats to protect against the stormy sea.
- If you’re in Israel and want to send us your pictures, we’d love to see them! Email: Jackm@thejngroup.com
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
