Displaced Palestinians attend a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a school-turned-shelter in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
This Eid al-Fitr, over 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid al-Fitr amid Israel’s continued assaults, which have taken more than 33,000 lives.
This year’s observance is marred by severe shortages due to a blockade restricting food deliveries and water supplies, alongside deadly air raids.
The situation has prompted a strong rebuke from US President Joe Biden, who has called for a ceasefire and criticized the ongoing military operations as a “mistake”.
The United Nations said that Israeli authorities blocked half of the food convoys intended for famine-threatened northern Gaza in March.
The conflict has led to over 33,360 Palestinian deaths and around 75,993 injuries since October 7, with Israeli casualties from Hamas’s attacks totaling 1,139, including several captives.
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians mourn by the bodies of family members killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)Palestinian women mourn for victims from one family killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, during their funeral at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians carry the bodies of victims from one family killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, ahead of their funeral at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)A displaced woman cries as she call her relatives after a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a camp in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians carry the bodies of victims from one family killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, during their funeral at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians mourn by the bodies of family members killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)Displaced Palestinians offer a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside a destroyed mosque in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)A displaced man makes tea in front of a tents beside a street on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)A displaced boy selling sweets waits for customers on a street next to tents on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)Displaced Palestinians buy fish from a vendor on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)A displaced woman sits with a child in a tent on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a camp beside a street in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)A woman distributes sweets to displaced Palestinians as they attend a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a school-turned-shelter in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)A displaced child shows a packet of sweets at a camp on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)Displaced Palestinians attend a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a school-turned-shelter in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)Displaced Palestinians attend a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a school-turned-shelter in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
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