![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-21.jpg?ssl=1 "A Palestinian vendor displays decorations of New Year 2018, at his shop in Gaza city")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-16.jpg?ssl=1 "251217_MD_00 (16)")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-17.jpg?ssl=1 "A Palestinian vendor displays decorations of New Year 2018, at his shop in Gaza city")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-15.jpg?ssl=1 "A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-13.jpg?ssl=1 "251217_MD_00 (13)")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-14.jpg?ssl=1 "A Palestinian vendor displays decorations of New Year 2018, at his shop in Gaza city")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/251217_MD_00-22.jpg?ssl=1 "A Palestinian vendor displays decorations of New Year 2018, at his shop in Gaza city")
A Palestinian shop keeper dresses plastic models outfitted as Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) outside his shop in Gaza City on 25 December, 2017 [Mohammed Dahman/Apaimages]
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