• People walk in wintery weather in Istanbul. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo
    People walk in wintery weather in Istanbul. Ozan Kose / AFP Photo
  • Choppy seas is near coastal town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv. A winter weather front that is forecast to bring several days of rain and snow for the region, and a steep drop in temperature, has reached Israel. Jack Guez / AFP Photo
    Choppy seas is near coastal town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv. A winter weather front that is forecast to bring several days of rain and snow for the region, and a steep drop in temperature, has reached Israel. Jack Guez / AFP Photo
  • Workers clean the pitch from hail and snow during the Uefa Champions League Group B match between Galatasaray and Juventus in Istanbul, Turkey last night. The match was abandoned in the 34th minute due to heavy snowfall. Tolga Bozoglu / EPA
    Workers clean the pitch from hail and snow during the Uefa Champions League Group B match between Galatasaray and Juventus in Istanbul, Turkey last night. The match was abandoned in the 34th minute due to heavy snowfall. Tolga Bozoglu / EPA
  • Galatasaray and Juventus players during their Champions League group match in Istanbul. AP Photo
    Galatasaray and Juventus players during their Champions League group match in Istanbul. AP Photo
  • Baalbek's temples in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley were covered with snow, following a fierce storm. AFP Photo
    Baalbek's temples in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley were covered with snow, following a fierce storm. AFP Photo
  • A young Syrian refugee walksthrough a muddy alley at a makeshift camp in the village of Kfarkahel, in the Kura district near the northern city of Tripoli. Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP Photo
    A young Syrian refugee walksthrough a muddy alley at a makeshift camp in the village of Kfarkahel, in the Kura district near the northern city of Tripoli. Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP Photo

In pictures: Snow and wintery weather sweeps through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon


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Thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps in Lebanon were weathering a winter storm that brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures through the region.