Route 90 closed in both directions and motorists advised to find alternative routes; ski resort shut due to adverse weather conditions; rain set to weaken in coming days

Three of the children arrive at Soroka Hospital unconscious, but doctors manage to stabilize them; 3 people have died in apparent similar circumstances this winter

Routes leading to Golan Heights and Mount Hermon ski resort remain closed after heavy snows and public urged not to try and reach area

On work assignment in Istanbul, Israel Elbom — a kashrut supervisor from Bnei Brak — is brought to nearby prayer house by troops after being stranded on the highway for half a day

Motorists in the capital are asked to stay off the road in the afternoon to allow bulldozers to move around the city; Hermon ski resort sees 20 cm piling up overnight

Turkish capital's airport closed while emergency crews using snowplows struggle to reach motorists trapped on highways