A Palestinian craftsman fashions a traditional “fanous” lantern, a decoration used to celebrate the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning later in the week, in a workshop in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. From cancelled iftar (fast breaking) feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. The holy Muslims fasting month of Ramadan is a period for both self-reflection and socialising. Believers fast from dawn to dusk and then gather around a family or community meal each evening of Islam's holiest month. (Photo by Said Khatib/AFP Photo)





Palestinian children pose with makeshifts masks made of cabbage while cooking at home with their family in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 16, 2020 amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





A florist picks up flowers to smash them at a greenhouse after decreasing in demand at markets due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Rafah, Gaza on April 18, 2020. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A watch showing the time at noon, is displayed for a photo in front of a beach during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, March 31, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Newlywed Baraa (C) and Ammar arrive for their wedding ceremony at home in the West Bank village of Dora near Hebron on April 4, 2020, as authorities imposed restrictions on large gatherings in a bid to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)





A Palestinian clown wears a protective face mask while entertaining children staying at their home due a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus, in Khanyounis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 03 April 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Saber/EPA/EFE)





Beesan al-Jubeh, (L), Palestinian under-10 national karate champion, trains with her father Sami (R) and other family members, all wearing face masks and gloves due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, outside their house in the city of Hebron in the Occupied West Bank on April 9, 2020. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)





A Palestinian plays with fireworks as he celebrates the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, April. 23, 2020. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)





Clowns perform to entertain Palestinian children amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2020. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A Palestinian groom, Rafeh Qassim, wears a mask as he sits in a car with his bride on their wedding day amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on April 18, 2020. (Photo by Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)





A Palestinian worker sprays water outside shops decorated ahead of the holy fasting month, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the southern Gaza Strip on April 22, 2020. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Palestinian fitness trainer and bodybuilding Ahmed Sawi uses alternative tools as a weight as he trains at his home in Gaza City on April 1, 2020 during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





Palestinian groom Mohamed abu Daga and his bride Israa wear face masks amid the COVID-19 epidemic, during a photoshoot at a studio before their wedding ceremony in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 23, 2020. Authorities in Gaza confirmed on March 22 the first two cases of novel coronavirus, identifying them as Palestinians who had travelled to Pakistan and were being held in quarantine since their return, as the United Nations warned of potential disastrous outcomes to an outbreak given the high poverty rates and weak health system in the coastal strip, under Israeli blockade since 2007. (Photo by Said Khatib/AFP Photo)





In this March 27, 2020, photo, residents watch workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main road of closed market of Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza City. Gaza municipality closed all the weekly Friday markets in Gaza starting from today. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)





A worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, in Gaza City, Thursday, March 19, 2020. The Middle East has some 20,000 cases of the virus, with most cases in Iran or linked to travel from Iran. The vast majority of people recover from COVID-19. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)





Palestinian workers distribute food supplies from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to a house, in the Sheikh Redwan neighborhood of Gaza City, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The UN has resumed food deliveries to thousands of impoverished families in the Gaza Strip after a three-week delay caused by fears of the coronavirus. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)





Palestinian Fida El-Ladawi wears a cartoon Covid-19 costume to draw attention of children to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on April 19, 2020. (Photo by Hassan Jedi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A Palestinian volunteer for the Women's Program Center rides a bicycle as he distributes crafts and reading material to children in confinement due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, in the central Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on April 12, 2020. (Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP Photo)





Palestinians enjoy a sunny day at the beach of Gaza City, on March 29, 2020. (Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)