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Palestinians in Khan Younis hold Eid ul-Adha prayers

Palestinians hold Eid ul-Adha prayers by the ruins of the Al-Rahma mosque destroyed by Israeli air strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2024. (Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

By Reuters | Sunday, June 16, 2024

People sat on prayer mats that they placed among the rubble of surrounding destroyed buildings, while few children wore the traditional jalabiya on their way to prayers.

Palestinians in Khan Younis held Eid ul-Adha prayers among ruins on Sunday but the city lacked signs of celebration amid Israel’s war with Hamas.

Nour al-Beheiry told Reuters, “This Eid we are in pain because of losing our beloved and a lot of martyrs. The occupation has destroyed our houses, there’s no celebration, the joy is incomplete, we lost our beloved and a lot of people have been killed. I hope God will compensate us and wish for a blessed Eid al-Adha.”

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Khan Younis lacked any sign of Eid al-Adha celebration as people sat on mats surrounded by the rubble of destroyed buildings and prayed among the ruins pic.twitter.com/2cXC6oJF0t
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 16, 2024

People sat on prayer mats that they placed among the rubble of surrounding destroyed buildings, while few children wore the traditional jalabiya on their way to prayers.

The war in Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023, and has so far left 1,200 Israeli's killed, according to the country's tallies.

Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 37,337 Palestinians and injured 85,299, according to the health ministry, and destroyed most of the enclave.

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