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.