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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wafaa Shurafa and Mariam Fam

How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire deal

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza Ramadan - (Copyright 2026The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Waleed al Zamli longingly recalled the joys and traditions of the first day of Ramadan before the Israel-Hamas war had drastically altered his life: Lanterns for the children. Sweets. Special dishes.

“Before the war, we would greet it with happiness,” the father of 11 said, speaking from Muwasi, an area crowded with tents sheltering Palestinians who were forced by the Israeli military offensive to flee their homes.

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