Palestinian boys and girls read the library of the Al-Qattan (recreation) Centre for Children in Gaza City on June 18, 2009. Abdel Mohsin Qattan's foundation is one of the leading cultural and educational institutions in the Palestinian territories, with an annual budget of over 2.2 million dollars, almost entirely underwritten by the Al-Qattan Charitable Trust, and over 70 staff working in Ramallah, Gaza City and London. The center, founded in the 1990s by a wealthy Palestinian businessman of the Qattan family, originally from Jaffa, provides children in war-battered Gaza and the West Bank with various educational and artistic activities during the summer holidays. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Palestinian boys and girls read the library of the Al-Qattan (recreation) Centre for Children in Gaza City on June 18, 2009. Abdel Mohsin Qattan's foundation is one of the leading cultural and educational institutions in the Palestinian territories, with an annual budget of over 2.2 million dollars, almost entirely underwritten by the Al-Qattan Charitable Trust, and over 70 staff working in Ramallah, Gaza City and London. The center, founded in the 1990s by a wealthy Palestinian businessman of the Qattan family, originally from Jaffa, provides children in war-battered Gaza and the West Bank with various educational and artistic activities during the summer holidays.

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  1. Palestinians carry bricks from a building at an abandoned airport that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip February 10, 2010. Israel launched an air strike in the southern Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket fire, an army spokesperson said on Wednesday.
  2. Palestinians survey a building at an abandoned airport after it was destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip February 10, 2010. Israel launched an air strike in the southern Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket fire, an army spokesperson said on Wednesday.
  3. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud attends a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (not in picture) at the presidential blue palace on February 10, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Abbas, the first Palestinian president to visit Korera, is in Seoul for two-day official visit. President Lee expressed his support for the resumption of middle east peace talks and pledged the continuation of aid for Palestinian people.
  4. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud (L) Abbas shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential blue palace on February 10, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Abbas, the first Palestinian president to visit Korera, is in Seoul for two-day official visit. President Lee expressed his support for the resumption of middle east peace talks and pledged the continuation of aid for Palestinian people.
  5. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud attends a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (not in picture) at the presidential blue palace on February 10, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Abbas, the first Palestinian president to visit Korera, is in Seoul for two-day official visit. President Lee expressed his support for the resumption of middle east peace talks and pledged the continuation of aid for Palestinian people.
  6. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud (L) Abbas talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential blue palace on February 10, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Abbas, the first Palestinian president to visit Korera, is in Seoul for two-day official visit. President Lee expressed his support for the resumption of middle east peace talks and pledged the continuation of aid for Palestinian people.
  7. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul February 10, 2010.
  8. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul February 10, 2010.
  9. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul February 10, 2010.
  10. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul February 10, 2010.
  11. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
  12. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, unseen, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
  13. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
  14. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
  15. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
  16. A Palestinian woman holds her baby as she looks out of a shack built on the remains of her family house destroyed during the Israeli offensive in Gaza, east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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