The father and son had decided to visit the tent city with gifts, dressed in Santa Claus costumes. The area around Al-Maqousi Towers in northern Gaza City used to be a bustling neighbourhood where thousands of people lived. Izzat Al-Qawasmeh plays saxophone as his son Mohamed hold balloons near a tent city in Gaza Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. In another neighbourhood, Al-Rimal, west of Gaza City, other Palestinians shared some of their hopes for the New Year. Izzat Al-Qawasmeh is seen with his son Mohamed as Al-Qawasmeh plays saxophone in a bombed-out building overlooking a tent city in the north of the Gaza strip.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2026 00:02 UTC