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A child touches decorative lights and lanterns at a shop in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. AFP
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Palestinians perform the first Friday prayers of Ramadan near the ruins of a mosque in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
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A Palestinian man reads the Quran as he waits to break his fast in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Reuters
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Children wait to receive food in Rafah. The UN has warned that many in Gaza are facing famine. Reuters
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Palestinians break their fast amid the rubble of their destroyed home in Rafah. Reuters
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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their homes with sheets to mark the holy month. AFP
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Palestinians shop for Ramadan lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian woman bakes bread for iftar in Rafah. AFP
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A family break fast amid the ruins of their home in Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians share an iftar meal at a camp in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian man prays in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians pray taraweeh on the rubble of Rafah's Al Huda Mosque, which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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Palestinians walk past kiosks set up next to destroyed buildings in Al Nusairat refugee camp, the Gaza Strip EPA
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Palestinians collect food before the first iftar of Ramadan in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinians gather to collect food in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their tent in preparation for Ramadan. Getty Images
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Palestinian children carry traditional lanterns in Rafah on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
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Children play at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah. AFP
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A girl plays with a cat at a camp in Rafah. AFP
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A child carries a small Ramadan lantern in Gaza city. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian child sells handmade Ramadan lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A Palestinian street vendor sells traditional 'fanous' lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A child touches decorative lights and lanterns at a shop in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. AFP
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Palestinians perform the first Friday prayers of Ramadan near the ruins of a mosque in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
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A Palestinian man reads the Quran as he waits to break his fast in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Reuters
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Children wait to receive food in Rafah. The UN has warned that many in Gaza are facing famine. Reuters
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Palestinians break their fast amid the rubble of their destroyed home in Rafah. Reuters
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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their homes with sheets to mark the holy month. AFP
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Palestinians shop for Ramadan lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian woman bakes bread for iftar in Rafah. AFP
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A family break fast amid the ruins of their home in Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians share an iftar meal at a camp in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian man prays in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Palestinians pray taraweeh on the rubble of Rafah's Al Huda Mosque, which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
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Palestinians walk past kiosks set up next to destroyed buildings in Al Nusairat refugee camp, the Gaza Strip EPA
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Palestinians collect food before the first iftar of Ramadan in Rafah. AFP
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Palestinians gather to collect food in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their tent in preparation for Ramadan. Getty Images
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Palestinian children carry traditional lanterns in Rafah on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
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Children play at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah. AFP
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A girl plays with a cat at a camp in Rafah. AFP
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A child carries a small Ramadan lantern in Gaza city. AFP
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A displaced Palestinian child sells handmade Ramadan lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A Palestinian street vendor sells traditional 'fanous' lanterns in Rafah. AFP
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A child touches decorative lights and lanterns at a shop in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. AFP
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11 March, 2024