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A rare snowfall blankets Jerusalem

February 20, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 20, 2015 10:47 pm

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays Friday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city. A heavy winter storm descended on parts of the Middle East on Friday, with snow forcing the closure of all roads leading in and out of Jerusalem and sprinkling Israel's desert with a rare layer of white.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays Friday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city. A heavy winter storm descended on parts of the Middle East on Friday, with snow forcing the closure of all roads leading in and out of Jerusalem and sprinkling Israel's desert with a rare layer of white.

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