A red-covered table stretching several hundred metres carved a path through mounds of rubble in southern Gaza, as families gathered to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. As the sun set over a neighbourhood in Rafah, where Israel’s war on Gaza has left barely a handful of buildings standing, hundreds of Palestinians of all ages dug into their Iftar meal marking the end of the day’s fast.
“People are deeply saddened, and everything around us feels heartbreaking,” said Malak Fadda, who had organised the communal meal. “So, we decided to bring joy back to this street, just as it was before the war.”
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