Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end to the war in sight
PALESTINIANS began fasting for Ramadan today as the Muslim holy month arrived with ceasefire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to Israel’s five-month war on Gaza.
Prayers were held outside amid the rubble of demolished buildings late on Sunday.
Some people hung fairy lights and decorations in packed tent camps, and a video from a United Nations-school-turned-shelter showed children dancing and spraying foam as a man sang into a loudspeaker.
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