Authorities in the Palestinian territories shut government offices, schools, universities and banks on Thursday, as a wave of snow swept across the country. The day before the snowstorm – the biggest Palestine has seen in seven years – Palestinian police called on citizens to remain at home as far as possible. They closed several roads and told people to avoid using vehicles. Public transport services were also restricted. In Hebron, where 20 centimetres of snow fell, local authorities took preventative measures “because of a lack of infrastructure preparedness”, Nadia Habash, head of the Pale…

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