Ready, Set, Go: Palestine Marathon begins

Runners take part in the 5th Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem, West Bank

Runners take part in the 5th Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 31, 2017. ( Mamoun Wazwaz – Anadolu Agency )

Participants run past the the Walled-Off Hotel, Banksy’s newly opened hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank on March 31, 2017. [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]

Runners take art in the 5th Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 31, 2017. ( Mamoun Wazwaz - Anadolu Agency )

Runners take part in the 5th Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 31, 2017. ( Mamoun Wazwaz – Anadolu Agency )

Participants run past the the Walled-Off Hotel, Banksy's newly opened hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]

Participants run past the the Walled-Off Hotel, Banksy’s newly opened hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank on March 31, 2017. [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]

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