As Jerusalem residents woke up to a city covered in white on Thursday morning, the Jerusalem municipality held a situation assessment regarding the city’s education system and services.
Residents of Jerusalem and the surrounding area as well as parts of the north of the country woke up to a winter wonderland on Thursday morning, as snowfall brought disruption to the traffic and education systems.
The south of the country also saw plunging temperatures and there was even a light dusting overnight in Mizpe Ramon in the Negev Desert in the south of the country.
After weather reports predicted snow in the Israeli mountainous regions, Jerusalem was covered in white. Education institutions in Jerusalem’s “yellow” and “orange” neighborhoods that were approved to reopen by the Health Ministry began at 9:00 a.m., according to a statement issued by the Jerusalem municipality.
The municipality will continue to work around the clock to clear snow from main roads, with an emphasis on the roads that lead to the city’s major schools, the statement added.
