Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan in Gaza

A Palestinian girl buys the balloon, inscribed in Arabic (Ramadan Kareem) in market a day before the start of Ramadan in Khan younis southern Gaza , June 17, 2015. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the holy month which begins this week, Muslims observe Ramadan by abstaining from food and drink, smoking and sex from dawn until sunset. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI