Strike in Gaza, protests in West Bank in response to Bahrain conference

A Palestinian man sits in front of a closed shop in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, June 25, 2019. A large strike in the Gaza Strip has been launched and protests will continue in the West Bank on Tuesday, against the start of a workshop organized by the United States in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, under the title "Peace to Prosperity". Official and private institutions, including banks, and most of shops in the Gaza Strip were closed at the invitation of the Palestinian factions, which also called for demonstrations and conferences in order to protest against the workshop in Bahrain. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)