Eid prayers in Gaza on the ruins of destroyed mosques and in shelter centers

On the ruins of 229 mosques that were completely destroyed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, and 297 mosques partially, on Wednesday, citizens performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on the ruins of mosques, in the shelter schools to which they were displaced, and in public squares, amid heavy rainfall.    

On Wednesday, citizens in the Gaza Strip performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on the ruins of mosques destroyed by the Israeli occupation during its aggression against the Gaza Strip, in the shelter schools to which they were displaced, and in public squares amid heavy rainfall.

A number of displaced people also performed Eid prayers in shelter schools and near the displacement tents in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, where more than a million citizens were displaced, while several relief institutions took the initiative to distribute sweets and toys to children in an attempt to put a smile on their faces despite the difficult circumstances.

Eid prayers were held on the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque in the city of Rafah and a number of cities in the Gaza Strip. In Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip, a number of citizens performed Eid prayers in public squares, in light of the rain and cold weather.

The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that citizens are trying as much as possible to bring joy and happiness into the hearts of their children and the children of the martyrs, the wounded, and the demolished homes who have been displaced to shelter centers and tents, despite the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip for 187 days.

The majority of the children wore normal clothes, and were unable to buy Eid clothes, due to the difficult conditions imposed by the aggression and the destruction of markets and shops.

The Israeli bombing continues on several areas in the Gaza Strip, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, and after the occupation army announced its withdrawal from Khan Yunis (south) and the beginning of the return of the displaced to the city, whose ruins hide a large number of victims.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, in a statement on Tuesday, that the toll of the Israeli aggression had risen to 33,360 martyrs and 75,993 injured since October 7, after 153 martyrs and 60 injured during the past 24 hours, while the Palestinian Civil Defense announced the recovery of the bodies of 409 martyrs. From Al-Shifa Hospital and its surroundings and from the city of Khan Yunis since the Israeli army withdrew from them.

During its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Israeli occupation destroyed 229 mosques completely and 297 mosques partially.

More than 60 thousand pray Eid at Al-Aqsa and the occupation attacks worshipers 

More than 60,000 worshipers were able to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer today, Wednesday, in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces, while the occupation police stormed the mosque after the prayer and assaulted some of the worshipers.

On Wednesday, more than 60 thousand worshipers performed Eid al-Fitr prayers inside the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces.

The Old City of occupied Jerusalem witnessed a large influx of citizens, since the early morning hours, to perform Eid prayers, according to local sources.

The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that a number of citizens who were forcibly removed from Al-Aqsa Mosque by the occupation authorities “performed Eid prayers in the streets surrounding the mosque.”

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation police stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers.

She added that the occupation police beat and pushed the worshipers after they finished praying and on Bab al-Silsilah Road in the Old City of Jerusalem.

During the month of Ramadan, the Israeli occupation forces imposed strict procedures and restrictions on the entry of worshipers into the mosque, allowing only Palestinian males over the age of 55 and females over the age of 50 from West Bank residents to enter Jerusalem on Fridays, provided that they obtain security permits.

In this context, the Supreme Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine said that Israel “deliberately spoils Islamic and Christian religious events” in Palestine, and turned Eid al-Fitr into “an occasion for sadness.”

The committee added in a statement on Tuesday, “The occupation, throughout its long years of terrorism in Palestine, deliberately continues to repress and spoil Islamic and Christian religious events.”

Eid al-Fitr this year coincides with more than 6 months since the start of the longest war on the Gaza Strip, leaving tens of thousands of victims, most of them children and women, a humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Tel Aviv appearing before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing “genocide.” ".