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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3057298"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In markets usually bustling with people ahead of Eid al-Adha, a toned-down mood sets the scene in Jerusalem this year with the specter of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the usually festive Muslim celebrations.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In West Bank&#x27;s Hebron on Wednesday (June 13), the market was filled with people, but the merchants said they were not selling as much as they usually do.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Palestinian economy ministry recently said the war in Gaza and a spike in violence and difficult economic situation in the West Bank has reduced the buying power of many Palestinians.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eid al-Adha marks the climax of the annual Haj pilgrimage, when Muslims slaughter animals to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s command, often distributing meat to the poor.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>(Production: Mousa Qawasmeh, Sinan abu Mayzer, Nuha Sharaf)</strong></span></div>

<p>In markets usually bustling with people ahead of Eid al-Adha, a toned-down mood sets the scene in Jerusalem this year with the specter of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the usually festive Muslim celebrations.</p>

In markets usually bustling with people ahead of Eid al-Adha, a toned-down mood sets the scene in Jerusalem this year with the specter of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the usually festive Muslim celebrations.

Muted Eid preparations in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war persists

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Muted Eid preparations in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war persists

Reuters

Published June 15, 2024 08:14 PM PHT

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