Rare snowstorm blankets Jerusalem

The Holy City of Jerusalem has been covered in a brilliant white blanket after the worst snowstorm in 20 years. Schools and highways have been closed as Israel and much of the surrounding region has been hit by five days of rain, wind and snow and temperatures have dipped below freezing.

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Photo By RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Snow covers the Russian Church over the neighbourhood of Ein Kerem and the western outskirts of Jerusalem January 10, 2013.The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION ENVIRONMENT)

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