] A rare snow storm swept across the Middle East Tuesday,
] cutting off power and closing roads and schools in
] Israel, Palestinian territories, Syria, Lebanon and
] Jordan.
]
]
] The storm was expected to continue until Wednesday,
] delivering the heaviest snow the region has seen since
] 1950.
]
]
] By midmorning Tuesday, one foot had fallen in Jerusalem.
] Snow also covered northern Israel, the hills of the West
] Bank and the mountains of Lebanon.