WATCH: Gazans gather to worship ahead of Ramadan amid incessant fighting

Some 1,000 out of 1,200 mosques have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.

In Summary

• For Muslims worldwide, Ramadan is a time of prayer, reflection and joyful evening meals, but all Gazans wish for this year is an end to five months of war and suffering.

• Meanwhile Gazans lack places of worship as some 1,000 out of 1,200 mosques have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, according to local officials.

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