By Steve Robson The Holy City of Jerusalem has been covered in a brilliant white blanket after the worst snowstorm in 20 years. Schools and highways have been closed as up to eight inches of snow piled up in the city centre by this afternoon. Israel and much of the surrounding region has been hit by five days of rain, wind and snow as temperatures have dipped below freezing. Scroll down for video Snow covers the Dome of the Rock on the compound know to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount after the worst snowstorm to hit Jerusalem for 20 years
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Unusually heavy snowfall as temperatures dip below freezing
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Dome of the Rock and Western Wall bathed in white blanket
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Prime Minister Natanyahu gets in on the fun with family snowball fight
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