A Palestinian demonstrator walks amidst tear gas smoke fired by Israeli forces during a protest near the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 27, 2019. - Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border today, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March. Amid heavy rain and wind, the rallies had the lowest turnout in months, with tensions far lower than in previous weeks and no live fire by the Israeli army, an AFP correspondent said. The often violent weekly protests began in March 2018, calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and for Palestinians to be allowed to return to their ancestral homes inside the Jewish state. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)