A man walks near palm trees as snow falls in Jerusalem's Old City.

Residents flock to a snow-covered mountain road in Saudi Arabia's northern region of Tabuk to picnic in the snow.

A Palestinian passes the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount.

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall as snow falls in Jerusalem.

A picture taken from one of the highest buildings in Istanbul shows the city covered with snow.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoys the snow with his family.

Children pose for a photograph next to a snowman at a Syrian refugee camp about three miles from Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews enjoy the snow in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood.

A Palestinian youth throws a stone toward Israeli forces during clashes that broke out after Israeli settlers from the Esh Kodesh settlement cut Palestinian farmers' olive trees in the nearby village of Qusra.

Syrian refugees sweep snow off a tent in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

A visitor climbs the steps of Baalbek's Bachus temple as snow covers the Roman ruins of the historic eastern Lebanese town.

Turkish girls celebrate as snow falls over Istanbul.

Children play with snow in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Israeli soldiers stand guard in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The Syrian capital Damascus, with the tops of its buildings covered in snow.

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