Jerusalem – Israelis in various regions of the country woke up to see white on Friday morning, with snow falling from the Golan Heights in the north to the Negev in the south overnight.
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Some 20 cm. of snow fell in Jerusalem overnight and areas of the northern Golan Heights saw 30 cm. Small amounts of snow also fell in the southern cities of Arad, Dimona and Beersheba.
Snow in Rosh Pina forced the airport in the northern town to close on Friday morning. Schools were closed in the Golan Heights, Jerusalem and surrounding areas and in different parts of the Galilee.
On Friday intermittent rain was forecast for most of the country and snow was expected to fall in Jerusalem and in the elevated areas in the north and south.
The Israel Water Authority reported that the Sea of Galilee rose by 5.5 cm. over the past day.
The power has gone out in the city of Arad due to damages to the main power line from a snow storm that sweept across Israel. Employees of the electric company are on site fixing the damages.
Highways 1 and 443 to Jerusalem remain closed due to the snow that fell overnight. Israel rail was operating trains between Jerusalem’s Malha station and Beit Shemesh.
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