Overview
- Israeli airstrikes during the holiday hit a police car and an apartment above a popular restaurant in Gaza City, breaking what quiet remained, according to the article.
- Eid in Gaza unfolded as a muted observance in wrecked neighborhoods, tent encampments, and crowded shelters, with families grieving missing relatives.
- During Ramadan, residents struggled to find food as markets thinned out, aid arrived slowly, electricity stayed scant, and clean water proved hard to secure.
- Despite the devastation, people gathered for prayers where mosques had been damaged, exchanged Eid greetings, and offered small treats or stories to comfort children.
- The author describes the Israeli campaign as genocide, a contested label, and writes from a left-leaning, first-person perspective that references a family member who worked with UNRWA.