▁October , ▁ 2 nd ▁Government ▁of ▁Israel ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁Food ▁and ▁fuel ▁short ages ▁and ▁the ▁T zen a ▁( A uster ity ▁program ) ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁growing ▁black ▁market . ▁▁▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁K ness et ▁passes ▁a ▁resolution ▁confirm ing ▁Jerusalem ▁as ▁Israel ' s ▁capital , ▁proc laim ing ▁that ▁" J er usalem ▁is , ▁and ▁has ▁always ▁been , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Israel ". ▁ ▁February ▁▁▁ 5 - 6 ▁February ▁- ▁Snow ▁falls ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁in ▁a ▁rare ▁meteor ological ▁phenomen on ▁for ▁ ▁the ▁coast al ▁plain ▁and ▁the ▁Neg ev ▁desert . ▁▁▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁- ▁Britain ▁releases ▁Isra eli ▁assets ▁worth ▁£ 1 5 ▁million ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁fro zen ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Mand ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 .   ▁▁▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁– ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁I ▁of ▁Jordan ▁and ▁M oss ad ▁Director ▁Re u ven ▁Sh ilo ah ▁of ▁Israel ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁king ' s ▁winter ▁palace ▁at ▁El ▁Sh une h , ▁where ▁the ▁king ▁presented ▁a ▁seven - point ▁treat y ▁proposal . ▁▁▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁– ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Israel ▁signed ▁a ▁General ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ement ▁at ▁Au ja ▁al - H af ir , ▁a ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations ; ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁defines ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁as ▁a ▁neutral ▁zone ▁between