A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war’s punishing toll
Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it’s supposed to be: with large family feasts, meat shared with those less fortunate, and new clothes and gifts for children. “When we hear the call to prayer, we cry over those we lost and the things we lost, and what has happened to us, and how we used to live before.” Nadia Hamouda was displaced from her home by the war between Israel and Hamas and has been living with her family in a tent in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Animal pens are empty ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, June 10, 2024. But today there’s nothing left.” A Palestinian child walks through empty animal pens ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, June 10, 2024.
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