Palestinians take part in a protest calling for end the Israeli illegal blockade on Gaza Strip and against the slow rehabilitation of the strip after damage incurred during the recent Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 28, 2014. Witnesses said that protesters called upon Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to come to Gaza to supervise the reconstruction process, and called upon the international community to ensure progress is made. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib