Rain in the Holy Land (11 photos)

Recent downpours have brought long-awaited rain to the Holy Land after years of below-average rainfall. Prolonged drought conditions have left the Sea of Galilee and regional underground aquifers at dangerously low levels.







1) Palestinian laborers are reflected in puddles as they wait for transport to work at the Eyal junction in central Israel, Nov. 3. (Getty Images/David Silverman)





2) Palestinian workers huddle together under cover to escape the rain at the Eyal junction in central Israel, Nov. 3. (Getty Images/David Silverman)



3) Palestinian laborers warm themselves around a bonfire while waiting for Israeli employers as temperatures dropped sharply ahead of winter at the Eyal junction near the West Bank in central Israel, Nov. 1. (Getty Images/David Silverman)



4) A Palestinian man performs morning prayers alongside fellow workers gathered around a fire while waiting for Israeli employers at the Eyal junction near the West Bank, central Israel, Nov. 1. (Getty Images/David Silverman)



5) Palestinian workers from the West Bank wear plastic bags against a torrential downpour as they wait for work opportunities at the Eyal junction in central Israel, Nov. 3. (Getty Images/David Silverman)



6) Draped in a plastic bag to keep dry, a Palestinian laborer sits on the ground after crossing from the West Bank city of Qalqilya to work in Israel, at an Israeli military checkpoint near Kibbutz Eyal in central Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 3. (AP/Oded Balilty)



7) A Palestinian street vendor pushes his cart through heavy rain in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 2. (AP/Muhammed Muheisen)



8) A view through a rain-drenched car windshield during heavy downpours in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 2. (AP/Muhammed Muheisen)



9) Lightning strikes the sky over Hod HaSharon in central Israel before dawn, Oct. 31. (Getty Images/David Silverman)



10) A surfer walks along the beach amidst strong winds and rain along the Mediterranean coast in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Nov. 2. (AP/Ariel Schalit)