page_title: 2013 Middle East cold snap
section_title: Israel
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 Middle East cold snap / Events by country / Israel
caption_attribution_description: עברית: שלג בירושלים - סופת שלגים אחת הגדולות, ב-12 בדצמבר 2013 שני אנשים גוררים עגלת לחם ברחוב יפו
context_page_description: The 2013 Middle East cold snap, also referred to as Alexa, refers to the winter storm that hit the Middle East region in December 2013, affecting Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt. The storm caused mayhem to millions of poor and displaced people across the region, especially afflicting refugees from the Syrian conflict.
context_section_description: On December 13, 2013, 40–70 cm (16–28 in) of snow fell in Jerusalem and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in the Kefar Etzion area. Warmer parts of Israel received heavy rains, causing floods. The railway into Jerusalem ran although it was Sabbath for people stranded by blocked roads.
  Roads were closed in Israel by deep snow and flooding. Storm clouds prompted Ben Gurion International Airport to shut down, forcing US Secretary of State John Kerry to cut short his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah to return to Israel before roads and airports were out of service. Jerusalem was cut off for 48 hours by deep snow and flooding and cars abandoned after they got stuck in snow.
caption: Two people pulling a cart of bread on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, December 12, 2013
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