Gaza marks start of Eid with outdoor prayers in rubble

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Five Al Jazeera Journalists Dead in Israeli Strike; IDF Claims Hamas Connection – What We Know

Deir al-Balah: Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam's most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.

With much of Gaza in rubble, men and children were forced to hold the traditional Eid al-Adha prayers in the open air and with food supplies dwindling, families were having to make do with what they could scrape together for the three-day feast.

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