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Snow around the separation wall that surrounds the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Snow on Jerusalem’s holy and unholy monuments

Snow blankets Jerusalem and the hilly West Bank late Thursday and Friday, shutting down roads and highways, covering holy sites and the separation wall alike. In Gaza, heavy rain causes flooding in the war-torn Strip. Related: The storm that only affects Jews PHOTOS: Denied services, Palestinian residents form emergency response team

By Activestills February 21, 2015

Residents of Al-Nafaq in high waters flooding the neighborhood, Gaza City, November 27, 2014. Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org

PHOTOS: Floods hit Gaza as war-hit infrastructure struggles

Hard hit during the summer’s war, civilian infrastructure is having a hard time coping with heavy rains. Photos and reporting: Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org The latest storm to hit the eastern Mediterranean region flooded large areas of Gaza City this week. The Al-Nafeq neighborhood, one of the lowest areas of Gaza City, suffered from severe flooding, exacerbated…

By Activestills November 28, 2014

Palestinians pass along a sand walkway connecting flooded areas of the Al Nafaq neighborhood of Gaza City. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Gaza’s streets remain flooded a week after storm

The UN reports that 10,000 people were displaced in the record-setting storm and that it could take another week to clear the flooding. A week after record-setting winter storms pounded the Middle East, areas of the Gaza Strip are still struggling to cope with severe flooding of homes and businesses. Gaza City residents reported that…

By Activestills December 20, 2013

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