Ramadan sparks hope in decimated Gaza as | Political News
First Tarawih prayer in Gaza amid the shadow of destruction (Image: Getty)
Displaced Palestinians are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, with mosques and properties that have been broken from Israel’s assaults.
The Gaza Mortality Survey revealed a research in The Lancet Global Health and estimated over 75,000 “violent deaths” between October 7, 2023 and January 5, 2025. On top of the deaths, households have been displaced, starved and separated.
“Despite the occupation, the destruction of mosques and schools, and the demolition of our homes… we came in spite of these harsh conditions,” said Abu Adam from Gaza City to French-based publication AFP. “Even last night, when the area was targeted, we remained determined to head to the mosque to worship God,” he said.
A security source in Gaza told AFP that an artillery shelling focused the japanese and central elements of the town, including a refugee camp, on Wednesday. Newsrooms are unable to independently confirm this as Israel bans worldwide journalists from coming into the Gaza Strip.
While a U.S.-brokered ceasefire occurred in October, tens of 1000’s of Palestinians live in tents and other varieties of shelter as they wait for the territory’s reconstruction.
This first Ramadan without the continuing conflict introduced “mixed and varied feelings,” for 50-year-old Nivin Ahmed, who lives in a tent in the Al-Mawasi space.
“The joy is stifled. We miss people who were martyred, are still missing, detained, or even travelled,” he added. “The Ramadan table used to be full of the most delicious dishes and bring together all our loved ones.Today, I can barely prepare a main dish and a side dish. Everything is expensive. I can’t invite anyone for Iftar or suhoor.”
Palestinian artist writes ‘Welcome Ramadan’ on the sand (Image: Getty)
A ceasefire has not fixed the economy or infrastructure damage in the region. The United Nations has repeatedly said, along with aid groups and activists, that not enough goods are able to enter which could help bring prices down.
Maha Fathi, who was displaced from Gaza and lives in a tent west of the city, said despite the destruction and suffering, “Ramadan is still special.”
“People have begun to empathize with each other’s struggling again after everybody was preoccupied with themselves during the conflict,” she told AFP.
Fathi shared moments of pleasure with her household and neighbors while getting ready food for Suhoor and setting up decorations.
“Everyone longs for the atmosphere of Ramadan. Seeing the decorations and the activity in the markets fills us with hope for a return to stability,” she said.
Meanwhile, on the seashore at Gaza’s Deir al-Balah, Palestinian artist Yazeed Abu Jarad embellished the sand and sculpted “Welcome Ramadan” in Arabic calligraphy.
Nearly 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced at least once since October 7, 2023.
“I hope this is the last Ramadan we spend in tents. I really feel helpless in entrance of my kids when they ask me to buy lanterns and dream of an Iftar desk with all their favourite meals,” said 43-year-old Mohammed al-Madhoun to AFP, who lives west of Gaza in a tent.
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