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Scenes from Gaza on the last day of 2016

(Photo: Mohammed Asad)
(Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Apartments lit by generators during a power outage. (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Apartments lit by generators during a power outage. (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Citizens gathered in front of a special Christmas shops (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Citizens gathered in front of a special Christmas shops (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Family warming themselves in the street after their home was destroyed in a Gaza refugee camp (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Family warming themselves in the street after their home was destroyed in a Gaza refugee camp (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Seagulls off the coast of Gaza (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Seagulls off the coast of Gaza (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Vendor equips a holiday Christmas tree (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Vendor equips a holiday Christmas tree (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Youth take selfies with the sky as a backdrop (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Youth take selfies with the sky as a backdrop (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
The owner of a restaurant prepares a barbecue for customers (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
The owner of a restaurant prepares a barbecue for customers (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Children dressed as Santa Claus enjoy the Gaza port (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Children dressed as Santa Claus enjoy the Gaza port (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
(Photo: Mohammed Asad)
(Photo: Mohammed Asad)
A young man plays the guitar in front of the sea (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
A young man plays the guitar in front of the sea (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
al-Shati refugee camp (Beach camp) on the Gaza coast (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
al-Shati refugee camp (Beach camp) on the Gaza coast (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Youths spend some quality time in a coffee shop (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Youths spend some quality time in a coffee shop (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Vendor sells sweets for New Year's Eve (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
Vendor sells sweets for New Year’s Eve (Photo: Mohammed Asad)
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what amazing photos! i recommend everyone clicking on them and opening a new tab to blow them up — like this

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thank you mohammed asad, i am sending this link to my friend in the UK, she is from gaza and i am sure she’s missing home right now.

Great pictures; let’s spread them around on US social media as antidote to mainstream media’s constant barrage characterizing all Palestinians as Muslim terrorists and Jew-haters.

If you could give one piece of advice to these people to improve their situation, what would you tell them?

Very nice and descriptive pictures. It shows a resilient people making the most with what they have, with so much limits. These are human beings who will do so much better when they are given their freedom, rights, and a life without fear of tomorrow.

Very nice (and descriptive) pictures. It shows a resilient people making the most with what they have, with so much limits to what they can really do. These are human beings who will do so much better when they are given their freedom, rights, and a life without fear of tomorrow.
This is so uplifting!