Rabat-Eis Al Fitr, a long-time day of joy and ceremony for Muslims worldwide, once again develop in the Gaza under the shadow of relentless destruction. This year’s oath is traditionally a time of family meetings, festive meals and children who proudly put on new clothes, and instead is shaped by shifting, grief and fear due to the relentless bombing of Israel.
In film material that emerges from the besieged enclave, Palestinians be seen Eid prayers in the middle of the debris of the once towering mosques, in provisional accommodations or in overcrowded schools. The world’s resistance has long inspired the world, but when the genocide extends into its second year, the weight of the loss becomes unbearable.
“Eid was once a day of family associations and visits, is now a day of saying and funeral,” said Nahla Abu Matar, a 28 -year -old mother who spoke to Al Jazera.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 22 people were killed In Israeli air raids on the first day of Eid al Fitr. The youngest wave of bombing, which tightened after March 18, murdered more than 900 and injured more than 1,300. .
The government media office in Gaza has updated the overall morality of the fatalities to astonishing 61,700 thousands, with thousands still buried under the ruins of their houses.
For many, even the simplest traditions of oath have become impossible. Fear grabs the streets and makes family visits to a fatal risk. “People are afraid to visit each other because a rocket could strike at any moment and kill them,” said Ezzedine Mousa, a resident of Gaza who lost 10 family members through Israel’s genocide, to Al Jazera. “The eyes of our children reflect their fear, but we do our best to make them happy with everything we have.”
For the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, things are not better who not only endure the pain of watching their brothers slaughtered in Gaza Strip, but also exposed to the terror of the brutal crew of Israel and the escalation of the settlers. Since October 7, 2023, attacks of Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers have become more and more difficult and transformed daily life into a struggle for survival.
In the morning of Eid, the Palestinians tore up, when they visited their relatives’ graves in the Jenin refugee camp, an act of aggression that further deepened the wounds of a grieving people. Even in moments for memory and prayer, the Palestinians do not find a break of violence.
With tens of thousands of human experiences and entire bloodlines, Eid in Gaza has turned into a painful memory of what was stolen from a time of festivity. But in the midst of destruction, the spirit of resilience remains – proof of a people who, despite everything continues in life, faith and hold on to each other.
