Nahal Habesor (The Besor Stream) 2013 (L) 2014 (R) (Photo: Roee Idan, Eli Betzri)
צילום: רועי עידן, אלי בצרי
Before & after: Rain and drought
Israel has had a bizarre winter, what began with a massive storm that covered parts of the country in snow has now become a sunny drought season. Ynet put together the best pictures of Israel's warm winter
Israelis and tourists visiting the country took to the beaches Thursday, enjoying the unusually hot Israeli winter day.
The Valley:
Tel Aviv hit by winter heat:
Friday will see rain again, but it's drought in Israel and Ynet has picked the best pictures the country's hot winter, which began with a draughty snow storm but ended with a drought.
Before and after: Rain and drought
Nahal Beersheba (Beersheba Stream): From flowing in 2013 to almost dry in 2014 (Photo: Roee Ida, Omri Haruv) (צילום: רועי עידן, עומר חרובי)
Besor Stream. 2014 (Photo: Roee Idan)
It wasn't alway this dry, this is the same stream last winter:
Almost rapids at Besor Stream. 2013 (Photo: Roee Idan) ( צילום: רועי עידן)
The Valley:
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(Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yeshuv) (צילום: אבישג שאר-ישוב)
Tel Aviv hit by winter heat:
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Gilad Morag and Maor Buchnik contributed to this report
