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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wafaa Shurafa

'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

Israel Palestinians Eid al-Fitr - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war.

Many held prayers outside demolished mosques on the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. It's supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families gather for feasts and purchase new clothes for children — but most of Gaza's 2 million Palestinians are just trying to survive.

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