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In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul.

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul.

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP

In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul.
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors take a selfie as they look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
In a photo taken on January 11, 2020 visitors look at an annual light display at the 'Garden on Morning Calm', near Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Ed JONES / AFP
A Hindu devotee performs a ritual before taking a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kms south of Kolkata on January 13, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee performs a ritual before taking a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kms south of Kolkata on January 13, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) waits to offer blessings to devotees at a temporary camp during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) waits to offer blessings to devotees at a temporary camp during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee walks towards the festival area during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee walks towards the festival area during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) blesses a pilgrim during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) blesses a pilgrim during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A young Hindu devotee walks past a stall selling religious images during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A young Hindu devotee walks past a stall selling religious images during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP

A Hindu devotee performs a ritual before taking a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kms south of Kolkata on January 13, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) waits to offer blessings to devotees at a temporary camp during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, around 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP
A Hindu devotee walks towards the festival area during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) blesses a pilgrim during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A young Hindu devotee walks past a stall selling religious images during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. XAVIER GALIANA / AFP
A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island, some 150 kilometres south of Kolkata on January 14, 2020. Xavier GALIANA / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Costumed revellers sporting in their costumes a Freemason's square and compass flag and an assault rifle take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Costumed revellers sporting in their costumes a Freemason's square and compass flag and an assault rifle take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers - one wearing a yellow vest waving a French national flag - another with a placard which reads as " enough is enough" take part with others in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Rober

Masked revellers - one wearing a yellow vest waving a French national flag - another with a placard which reads as " enough is enough" take part with others in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Costumed revellers sporting in their costumes a Freemason's square and compass flag and an assault rifle take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Masked revellers - one wearing a yellow vest waving a French national flag - another with a placard which reads as " enough is enough" take part with others in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2020. The Vevcani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Rober
Coptic priests leave after visiting the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Coptic priests leave after visiting the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Magda Haroun (R), one of the leaders of the Egyptian Jewish community in the capital Cairo visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Magda Haroun (R), one of the leaders of the Egyptian Jewish community in the capital Cairo visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

A photograph taken on January 10, 2020 shows a partial interior view of the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

A photograph taken on January 10, 2020 shows a partial interior view of the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

A Muslim woman visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

A Muslim woman visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Coptic priests leave after visiting the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Magda Haroun (R), one of the leaders of the Egyptian Jewish community in the capital Cairo visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
A photograph taken on January 10, 2020 shows a partial interior view of the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
A Muslim woman visits the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Guests visit the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in the northwestern Egyptian city of Alexandria on January 10, 2020, on the day of its inauguration. The synagogue, boasting green and violet stained glass windows and towering marble columns, was built in its current form in 1850 by an Italian architect on top of the original edifice dating back to 1354. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Members of a Palestinian family warm themselves by a fire during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Members of a Palestinian family warm themselves by a fire during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian girl hugs her brother next to their family house during a cold weather spell in Gaza City's al-Shati camp on January 9, 2020. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

A Palestinian girl hugs her brother next to their family house during a cold weather spell in Gaza City's al-Shati camp on January 9, 2020. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

A Palestinian girl pauses as she plays during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian girl pauses as she plays during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, digs to divert water from entering his shack after heavy rains in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, digs to divert water from entering his shack after heavy rains in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

The wife of Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, Naama, prepares food in a shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

The wife of Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, Naama, prepares food in a shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries vegetables to her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries vegetables to her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP

Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, (L) sits with his sons on the site of his destroyed home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, (L) sits with his sons on the site of his destroyed home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

Members of a Palestinian family warm themselves by a fire during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian girl hugs her brother next to their family house during a cold weather spell in Gaza City's al-Shati camp on January 9, 2020. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
A Palestinian girl pauses as she plays during a cold weather spell in an empoverished neighbourhood on the outskirts in Gaza City on January 9, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, digs to divert water from entering his shack after heavy rains in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP
A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP
The wife of Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, Naama, prepares food in a shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP
A Palestinian woman carries vegetables to her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP
A Palestinian woman carries washes the dishes outside her shack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. A family of 17, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now live in a shack in cold weather and heavy rain. SAID KHATIB / AFP
Palestinian Hammouda Abu Amra, 51, (L) sits with his sons on the site of his destroyed home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2020. Abu Amra, whose house was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last November, now lives in a shack with his family of seventeen. SAID KHATIB / AFP

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