• Palestinians wave to their relatives at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt as Hajj pilgrims wait to cross into Egypt on their way to Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Palestinians wave to their relatives at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt as Hajj pilgrims wait to cross into Egypt on their way to Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Palestinian pilgrims wave to their relatives as they sit in a bus at the Rafah border crossing. AFP
    Palestinian pilgrims wave to their relatives as they sit in a bus at the Rafah border crossing. AFP
  • Two young boys wave to an elderly relative. AFP
    Two young boys wave to an elderly relative. AFP
  • A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • Palestinian Muslim pilgrims sit in a bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    Palestinian Muslim pilgrims sit in a bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • A Palestinian Muslim pilgrim waves to her relatives as she sits in a bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    A Palestinian Muslim pilgrim waves to her relatives as she sits in a bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • Palestinian wave to their pilgrim relatives at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    Palestinian wave to their pilgrim relatives at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • A Palestinian pilgrim prays before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    A Palestinian pilgrim prays before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
  • A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP
    A Palestinian pilgrim hugs a relative before boarding the bus at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. AFP

Palestinian Hajj pilgrims set off for Makkah - in pictures

Gazans wave off family members at the Rafah border crossing

The National

August 01, 2019

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