Palestinians play with snow outside the Al Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem today. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP PHOTO
A Syrian woman removes snow from her car in Damascus after heavy snow. Snow carpeted Syria's war-torn cities but sparked no let-up in the fighting. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP PHOTO
Palestinians build a snowman in Ramallah. ABBAS MOMANI / AFP PHOTO
Syrian hildren have a snow fight in Damascus. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP PHOTO
A Palestinian man slides on snow in the old city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the Middle East region white. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP PHOTO
Palestinians play in the snow in Ramallah. Meteorological agencies in Israel and Lebanon have called it the worst storm in 20 years. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
Jordanian men in Amman have fun in the snow today. Ali Jarekji / Reuters
Jordanians walk past snow-covered cars and trees in Amman. KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP Photo
The bitter winds and rain that have battered the Middle East since Sunday turn into snow, blanketing lands from the Palestinian Territories to Damascus.