Members of the Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas, display their skills during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Sunday, December 12, 2021. Gaza’s Hamas rulers collect millions of dollars a month in taxes and customs at a crossing on the Egyptian border – providing a valuable source of income that helps it sustain a government and powerful armed wing. After surviving four wars and a nearly 15-year blockade, Hamas has become more resilient and Israel has been forced to accept that its sworn enemy is here to stay. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Mohammed Issa Abbas, who reportedly fired on Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank and was shot dead by Israeli forces returning fire, at the al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah, on December 23, 2021. The Palestinian health ministry said Mohammed Issa Abbas, 26, died from gunshot wounds to the back after the vehicle he was in came under fire by Israeli forces in Ramallah. (Photo by Abbas Momani/AFP Photo)
A young Palestinian boy peeks out from a hole in a curtain at his home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on December 23, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers at Burqa village near the West Bank city of Nablus, 23 December 2021. Clashes erupt after Israeli settlers arrived to protest near the village where one settler was killed last week by Palestinians. (Photo by Alaa Badarneh/EPA/EFE)
A Palestinian demonstrator takes a cover behind a car door during a protest against Jewish settlements, in Burqa village, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 24, 2021. (Photo by Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)
Palestinian Christian children dressed as Santa Claus, walk outside the Church of Saint Porphyrios during Christmas celebrations in Gaza City, on December 24, 2021. (Photo by APAImages/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Palestinians perform outside the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ’s birth, during Christmas celebrations in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Palestinian protesters burn tires during clashes with Israeli forces following a demonstration against the return of Jewish settlers to their area by the illegal Israeli outpost of Homesh near the Palestinian village of Burqah in the occupied West Bank on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP Photo)
Palestinian youths sculpt the number 2022 in the sand at sunset ahead of new year’s eve, at the beach in the coastal Mediterranean city of Gaza, on December 28, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)
Palestinian militants take part in a military exercise in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2021. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
A Palestinian demonstrator prepares to hurl back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces as Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during a rally marking the 57th anniversary of Fatah movement foundation and against settlements, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 31, 2021. (Photo by Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)
A man swings a homemade fireworks sparkler after sunset during the last night of the year in Gaza City on December 31, 2021. (Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP Photo)
