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Posted By simmons on March 10, 2015

Sandstorm swept into Israel, Palestine and Lebanon causing air pollution and whipping up huge waves Storm is made up of accumulated dust carried from the far reaches of the Sahara Desert in North Africa Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country's worst in five years Flights to and from the Red Sea resort city of Eilat have been temporarily grounded due to the weather Storm first reached Egypt yesterday, temporarily closing Cairo International Airport to incoming flights By Jenny Stanton For Mailonline Published: 12:08 EST, 11 February 2015 | Updated: 16:20 EST, 11 February 2015 914 shares 55 View comments A raging sandstorm has swept into Israel, Palestine and Lebanon causing the worst Israeli air pollution in years and whipping up huge waves in the Mediterranean Sea. The storm, make up of accumulated dust carried from the far reaches of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, also engulfed Cairo for a second day. Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country's worst in five years and the storm would last into tonight

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Sandstorm engulfs Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt

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