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| March 9, 2014
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After too long a dry season rain begins to fall in Israel

Rainfall from the Upper Galilee to desert flooding between highway 40 from the Zin Valley to Mitzpe Ramon.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

With one of Israel’s driest winters on record nearing its end, light rain began to fall in various parts of the country on Sunday.

Rain in Jerusalem, March 9, 2014.- Photo MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

Both Arab & Jew get wet together from the Rain in Jerusalem, March 9, 2014.- Photo MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

As of 5 p.m. a wide band of rain stretched from north of the Sea of Galilee to the southern Negev.

Due to floods in the desert, police closed Highway 40 from The Zin Valley to Mitzpe Ramon on Sunday afternoon. Continue Reading »

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| December 15, 2013
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Israel sends Hamas fuel for Gaza power plant

 

 

As cold weather & flooding takes its toll on Gaza, Hamas & Fatah come to agreement for Israel to begin transferring fuel to the only power plant in Hamas-ruled Strip after a 50-day shutdown.

By AFP

Israel began transferring fuel to the Gaza Strip’s sole power plant Sunday, a Palestinian official said, as the Hamas-ruled enclave struggled to deal with massive flooding caused by winter downpours.

Household gas enters Gaza - Screenshot from Coordinator of Government Activities in Territories

Household gas enters Gaza – Screenshot from Coordinator of Government Activities in Territories

Raed Fatuh, a Palestinian Authority official in charge of the transfer of goods between Gaza and Israel, said Israel would be transferring 450,000 liters of fuel to the plant, which has been shut down for some 50 days. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Poor Driving causes massive damage to Chief of Staff’s car

Chief of Staff’s personal vehicle was foolishly damaged after driver attempts to traverse flooded road.

MP’s launches investigation.

Yoav Zitun

 

The Military Police have launched an investigation into a driving blunder that has resulted in massive damage to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz‘s security detail’s vehicle.

GantzThe Toyota Land Cruiser reportedly sustained damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels to its chassis and on-board security systems after the driver attempted to cross a flooded road and failed. No one was hurt in the incident.

The Military Police’s investigation is standard procedure for cases where damages to IDF equipment exceed NIS 5,000 (roughly $1350). Continue Reading »

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| January 8, 2013
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Photo Essay : Heavy Rains in Israel

Arutz Sheva’s readers sent in photos. Israel is flooded with welcome rains, which are also causing traffic congestion and power outages.

 pictures from Haaretz:
wn in both directio... Photo by Moti Milrod

Ayalon Highway shut down in both directions due to flooding. January 8, 2013
– Photo by Moti Milrod

Stormy weather

Railway station in Tel Aviv – Ofer Vaknin

 

Ayalon Highway shut down in both directions

Ayalon Highway shut down in both directions – Moti Milrod

Rainbow in the Hula Valley

Rainbow in the Hula Valley – Yaron Kaminsky

Stormy weather - AFP

Stormy weather – AFP

Stormy weather

Rainbow over Judean Desert – AFP

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Tel Aviv’s Ayalon River between train & highway – Moti Milrod

Stormy weather floods Mall in Modiin - Gil Coen-Mahar

Stormy weather floods Mall in Modiin – Gil Cohen-Mager

A car blocked by a fallen tree - Yair Etinger

A car blocked by a fallen tree – Yair Etinger

View original HAARETZ photographs at: http://www.haaretz.com/ Continue Reading »

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