• A Palestinian bride smells a rose during the mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City on April 11. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian bride smells a rose during the mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City on April 11. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • Palestinian bride Marwa Mousa and her groom Ahmed Abu Salama take part in the mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    Palestinian bride Marwa Mousa and her groom Ahmed Abu Salama take part in the mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • A Palestinian bride shows her groom a photo on her phone during the mass wedding ceremony funded by the President's Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian bride shows her groom a photo on her phone during the mass wedding ceremony funded by the President's Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • Palestinian brides and grooms leave the stage as the rain starts to fall during the ceremony. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    Palestinian brides and grooms leave the stage as the rain starts to fall during the ceremony. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • Palestinian grooms walk with their brides on the stage alongside a photo showing President Sheikh Khalifa, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    Palestinian grooms walk with their brides on the stage alongside a photo showing President Sheikh Khalifa, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
  • The mass wedding for 200 couples in Gaza City was funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    The mass wedding for 200 couples in Gaza City was funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy paints a picture of President Sheikh Khalifa during a mass wedding for 200 couples in Gaza City on April 11. The wedding was funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    A Palestinian boy paints a picture of President Sheikh Khalifa during a mass wedding for 200 couples in Gaza City on April 11. The wedding was funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Mohammed Salem / Reuters

Mass wedding in Gaza funded by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation - in pictures


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Nearly 200 Palestinian couples took part in a mass wedding in Gaza City on Saturday. The ceremony was funded by the President’s Khalia bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation.