Winter Storm Alexa in the Middle East
![Two Palestinian women play with snow outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/35362315-405C-4B65-8E24-F11F735528DD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two Palestinian women play with snow outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.
![An ultra-Orthodox Jew takes a photograph of the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/032207A2-0C41-471E-8E8F-8E249AB5344B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An ultra-Orthodox Jew takes a photograph of the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.
![Children at Khao I Dang, May 1981. (Jack Dunford)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8D4409E5-9604-4369-87E7-D762EE10B4D8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children at Khao I Dang, May 1981. (Jack Dunford)
![Dark clouds over Gaza City, Dec. 13, 2013. Early snow surprised many Israelis and Palestinians as a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, brought gusty winds, torrential rains and heavy snowfall to parts of the Middle East.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8FF97AD9-1322-4946-B872-DD7E7ED5382C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dark clouds over Gaza City, Dec. 13, 2013. Early snow surprised many Israelis and Palestinians as a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, brought gusty winds, torrential rains and heavy snowfall to parts of the Middle East.