A man takes a dip in the Mediterranean Sea in stormy weather in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
epa08205408 A man looks at university degrees placed by Lebanese unemployed graduates on the concrete wall which was set up by Lebanese police to block a road leading to the Government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to media reports, the number of unemployed Lebanese has now reached around 200,000 since October, 60,000 of whom lost their jobs since the end of November 2019. Unemployment has increased dramatically in the past few months with a deteriorating economic situation, and not only among the youth. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A Palestinian man and child ride a donkey-drawn cart amidst heavy rain in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2020. / AFP / Said KHATIB
A Palestinian child rides a bicycle along a flooded street following heavy rain in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2020. / AFP / Said KHATIB
epa08205391 A man removes snow from the roof of his car after heavy snowfall in the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to the Lebanese meteorology, Lebanon has been affected by a rainstorm for several days, as snow-covered most mountain villages with a steep drop in temperature. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
epa08205390 Snow covers the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to the Lebanese meteorology, Lebanon has been affected by a rainstorm for several days, as snow-covered most mountain villages with a steep drop in temperature. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Stray cats search for food during a snowy day in Istanbul on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Ozan KOSE
A woman walks past hanging laundry lines between tents at a flooded camp for displaced Syrians near the village of Killi in the north of the northwestern Idlib province on February 8, 2020. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
TOPSHOT - A man takes a picture with a camera while standing atop the roof of a building in a deserted area of the town of Ariha, about 13 kilometres south of Idlib in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province on February 7, 2020, after most residents fled due to bombardment by approaching government forces. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
Palestinian fishermen ride their boat amid high waves on windy and rainy day at the sea in Gaza City, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
A man takes a dip in the Mediterranean Sea in stormy weather in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
epa08205408 A man looks at university degrees placed by Lebanese unemployed graduates on the concrete wall which was set up by Lebanese police to block a road leading to the Government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to media reports, the number of unemployed Lebanese has now reached around 200,000 since October, 60,000 of whom lost their jobs since the end of November 2019. Unemployment has increased dramatically in the past few months with a deteriorating economic situation, and not only among the youth. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A Palestinian man and child ride a donkey-drawn cart amidst heavy rain in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2020. / AFP / Said KHATIB
A Palestinian child rides a bicycle along a flooded street following heavy rain in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2020. / AFP / Said KHATIB
epa08205391 A man removes snow from the roof of his car after heavy snowfall in the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to the Lebanese meteorology, Lebanon has been affected by a rainstorm for several days, as snow-covered most mountain villages with a steep drop in temperature. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
epa08205390 Snow covers the village of Hammana southeast Beirut, Lebanon, 09 February 2020. According to the Lebanese meteorology, Lebanon has been affected by a rainstorm for several days, as snow-covered most mountain villages with a steep drop in temperature. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Stray cats search for food during a snowy day in Istanbul on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Ozan KOSE
A woman walks past hanging laundry lines between tents at a flooded camp for displaced Syrians near the village of Killi in the north of the northwestern Idlib province on February 8, 2020. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
TOPSHOT - A man takes a picture with a camera while standing atop the roof of a building in a deserted area of the town of Ariha, about 13 kilometres south of Idlib in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province on February 7, 2020, after most residents fled due to bombardment by approaching government forces. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
Palestinian fishermen ride their boat amid high waves on windy and rainy day at the sea in Gaza City, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
A man takes a dip in the Mediterranean Sea in stormy weather in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Stormy Middle East: winds and rain whip across the region
From Cairo to Mosul via Gaza and Beirut, the region is being buffeted by cold winds, rain and snow
