# Jerusalem · 12 December 2013 > Photos and videos from Jerusalem on 12 December 2013. ## Facts - **What:** Jerusalem · 12 December 2013 (News story) - **Where:** [Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/jerusalem), [Damascus](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/damascus) - **When:** 2013-12-12 – 2013-12-13 - **Media:** 37 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Saeed Qaq - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). Previews are watermarked. - **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/jerusalem-2013-12-12 - **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:08:57+00:00 - **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/jerusalem-2013-12-12 ## Media in this story - [A Palestinian woman walks in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035775) — APA-PH-2013-035775 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian woman walks in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high alti... - [Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035776) — APA-PH-2013-035776 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude are... - [Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035777) — APA-PH-2013-035777 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude are... - [Ther Dome of the Rock mosque is seen during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035778) — APA-PH-2013-035778 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Ther Dome of the Rock mosque is seen during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude areas with snow a... - [A Palestinian boy plays in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035779) — APA-PH-2013-035779 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian boy plays in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude area... - [Ther Dome of the Rock mosque is seen during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035780) — APA-PH-2013-035780 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Ther Dome of the Rock mosque is seen during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude areas with snow a... - [Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035781) — APA-PH-2013-035781 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude are... - [Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035782) — APA-PH-2013-035782 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in front of the Dome of the Rock during a snowstorm at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude are... - [Palestinians walk in the street during a snowstorm in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035783) — APA-PH-2013-035783 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in the street during a snowstorm in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude areas with snow and ice. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Palestinian children play in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035784) — APA-PH-2013-035784 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinian children play in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude ar... - [A general view shows snowfall during a snowstorm in the old city of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035785) — APA-PH-2013-035785 · photo · 2013-12-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A general view shows snowfall during a snowstorm in the old city of Jerusalem on December 12, 2013 as a winter weather front hit the region, bringing early snow and a steep drop in temperatures. A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing much of the high altitude areas with snow and ice. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A car passes a street that coverd with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035907) — APA-PH-2013-035907 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A car passes a street that coverd with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A Palestinian man poses for a photograph in a street that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035908) — APA-PH-2013-035908 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian man poses for a photograph in a street that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Palestinians walk in a street that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035909) — APA-PH-2013-035909 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians walk in a street that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Palestinians use firewood to warm themselves during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035910) — APA-PH-2013-035910 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinians use firewood to warm themselves during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Trees are seen covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035911) — APA-PH-2013-035911 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Trees are seen covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People take photos in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035912) — APA-PH-2013-035912 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People take photos in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035913) — APA-PH-2013-035913 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A Palestinian man ride his car that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035914) — APA-PH-2013-035914 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian man ride his car that covered with snow during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035915) — APA-PH-2013-035915 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035916) — APA-PH-2013-035916 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035917) — APA-PH-2013-035917 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A Palestinian man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035918) — APA-PH-2013-035918 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Palestinian vendors walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035919) — APA-PH-2013-035919 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Palestinian vendors walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035920) — APA-PH-2013-035920 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035921) — APA-PH-2013-035921 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035922) — APA-PH-2013-035922 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A Palestinian man poses for a photograph in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035923) — APA-PH-2013-035923 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian man poses for a photograph in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035924) — APA-PH-2013-035924 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [Israeli soldiers walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035925) — APA-PH-2013-035925 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq Israeli soldiers walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035926) — APA-PH-2013-035926 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035927) — APA-PH-2013-035927 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035928) — APA-PH-2013-035928 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035929) — APA-PH-2013-035929 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A photo shows the Damascus gate as snow fall during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035930) — APA-PH-2013-035930 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A photo shows the Damascus gate as snow fall during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [A Palestinian man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035931) — APA-PH-2013-035931 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq A Palestinian man walks in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq - [People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2013-035932) — APA-PH-2013-035932 · photo · 2013-12-13 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq People walk in front of Damascus gate during a snowstorm in Jerusalem's Old City on December 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. Photo by Saeed Qaq