Gaza, Palestine. 12 May 2020. Members of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, distribute water and dates in the streets of the Zaytoun neighbourhood on the east of Gaza City, before the evening call to prayer during Ramadan. Muslims fast every day from dawn to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan, and they break their fast at the time of the evening call to prayer. In the Gaza Strip, which was already suffering from a crippling siege and economic recession, the stringent measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 have worsened unemployment and poverty and adversel

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Gaza, Palestine. 12 May 2020. Members of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, distribute water and dates in the streets of the Zaytoun neighbourhood on the east of Gaza City, before the evening call to prayer during Ramadan. Muslims fast every day from dawn to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan, and they break their fast at the time of the evening call to prayer. In the Gaza Strip, which was already suffering from a crippling siege and economic recession, the stringent measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 have worsened unemployment and poverty and adversely affected the atmosphere of festivity typical of Ramadan

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