Snow covers Jerusalem as a storm hits the area

Snow started falling in Jerusalem on Wednesday (January 26) and was anticipated to blanket the holy metropolis by Thursday (January 27).

Males waved the Palestinian flag as snow fell over the Damascus Gate to the Outdated Metropolis

Police intermittently closed the principle freeway to the town and college was cancelled for Thursday.

Snowploughs and energy crews had been on alert in Jerusalem and within the Palestinian Territories.

Jerusalem was final hit by a heavy snowstorm in 2013 when snow fell for 3 days, inflicting energy outages that left tens of hundreds lower off from electrical energy and heating.