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WATCH: Snow falls on Mount Hermon in rare May storm

By - 4 May 2026

Israeli journalist Amit Segal shared video footage on Monday showing rare May snowfall on Mount Hermon, noting that it marked the first snowfall on the mountain’s upper slopes this late in the season in 15 years.

A clip posted to his X account showed the popular northern resort blanketed in white as an unseasonably cold front swept through the region.

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