Palestinian scout bands parade through Manger Square at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of the midnight Mass, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, December 24, 2020. Few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened Christmas Eve celebrations. (Photo by Nasser Nasser/AP Photo)





Two Palestinian boys play on top of piles of garbage on a rainy day in a poor neighbourhood of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





A Palestinian vendor sells toys at the beach amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza City on December 30, 2020. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling shot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements, in Deir Jarir in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 1, 2021. (Photo by Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)





Palestinian children practise parkour along a beach in Gaza City at sunset on January 27, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





Palestinians work at a traditional charcoal production site in the town of Jabaliya, Northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, January 7, 2021.(Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)





A Palestinian child posing while lying on a horse outside their home in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip on December 18, 2020. (Photo by Mahmoud Issa/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Palestinian youths take part in an event for the Palestinian heritage, in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2020. Palestine is a physical and symbolic space of great importance to three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The land of many narratives stands in the midst of dynamic interactions that impact many aspects of people's lives. Protecting, conserving, and promoting heritage and history for dialogue and development are essential responsibilities. Moreover, cultural heritage and the creative industries have considerable potential for the economic development and sustainability of a Palestinian state. (Photo by APA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A rocket is launched by Palestinian militant groups into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip at the start of their first-ever joint exercise, in Gaza City on December 29, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Youssef Abu Amira, 24, practices karate at a club in Gaza City on January 12, 2021. The Palestinian law school graduate, who was born without legs and with only partially developed arms, possesses an orange belt. “I wanted to prove to myself and the world that disability is in the mind and is not in the body and that nothing was impossible”, Abu Amira said. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





A Palestinian man sits near the beach on a rainy day in the northern Gaza Strip on January 18, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





A Palestinian medical worker collects a swab sample from a boy to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2021. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A Palestinian charcoal worker extracts coal at Al-Hattab production facility near the border, in the Gaza Strip, 26 January 2021. Al-Hattab charcoal-making facility is the largest producer in the Gaza strip. Eight men work throughout the year, especially during winter and holiday periods when coal is in high demand. While workers cut down various types of trees, the citrus tree is very useful and the most expensive but the Al-Hattab workers don't focus on only one type of wood and work also with Elkinia and Olivewood. After harvesting the trees, workers shape the wood into a pyramid that is buried beneath the sand. The pyramid is set on fire, and it burns from the inside for several days. During this period, workers must control the burning by regularly moistening the pyramid with water. When the fire has subsided, the sand is cleared, leaving the burned wood exposed for 6 days. The workers are then able to harvest and clean the raw charcoal. The facility produces 80 to 90 tons of charcoal annually. At the end of the production process, customers can purchase bags of charcoal directly from the factory. One kilo is sold for US $ 1,50 on-site and US$2.50 in the markets. (Photo by Mohammed Saber/EPA/EFE)





A Palestinian boy sits on a bag of flour at an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City on January 14, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Palestinian farmer Atta Jaber carries giant turnips that he harvested from his land across from the israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, in the West Bank town of Hebron, on January 23, 2021. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)





A member of Palestinian security forces distributes sweets to children at Manger Square ahead of Christmas in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 23, 2020. (Photo by Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)





Palestinian artist Nour Abu Hada, applies henneh herbal tattoo indicating 2021 on the hand of a girl, in a cafe on the beach of Gaza City on December 24, 2020. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna tree, the mignonette tree, henna has been used since antiquity in ancient Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush to dye skin, hair and fingernails, as well as fabrics including silk, wool and leather. (Photo by APA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Palestinians girl walks past a coronavirus awareness mural in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Palestinian health workers register samples for coronavirus testing in the West Bank village of Dura, southwest of Hebron, on January 8, 2021. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP Photo)





Palestinian children carry pots as they wait to receive a meal prepared with ingredients obtained from donors wishing to help needy families, in an impoverished neighbourhood in Gaza City, on January 28, 2021. (Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP Photo/Profimedia)