Palestine – Children fill Gaza with joy as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Location: Gaza – Palestine

Language: Arabic

Duration: 00:04:09

Sound: Normal

Source: A24 subscribers

Restrictions: A24 clients

Dateline: 03/05/2022

Storyline

Children in Gaza are filled with joy this year on Eid al-Fitr as they were unable to celebrate the past two years to COVID-19 pandemic and war with Israel, which prevented them from going out and having fun. Citizens expressed joy on Eid this year despite difficult living conditions. They hope for the siege on Gaza to end and for the opening of crossings allowing them to travel freely.

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Soundbite (Mohammad Al-Raei – Citizen):

            “Happy Eid. Thankfully, this year is better than the past two years of COVID-19 and war with Israel. Markets were packed with people buying clothes and enjoying Eid. We hope that Eid every year is as good as this one.”

Soundbite (Dima Al-Khouli – Girl):

            “We came to enjoy our time at the amusement park after a two year closure due to COVID-19 and the war. We have suffered greatly because of the war, hopefully Jerusalem will be liberated soon.”

Soundbite (Farah Shimali – Citizen):

            “This year, things have returned to normal. Last Ramadan we couldn’t celebrate Eid because of war and COVID-19 closures that prevented us from going out and celebrating. Now life is back to normal, we feel free and alive again. This difficult phase will pass and become a distant memory.”

Soundbite (Saja Ghbain – Girl):

            “We came here to have fun and enjoy Eid. It is a happy occasion despite the hardships of Palestinian people.”