Gaza City: Palestinian worshippers gathered on Sunday to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the sites of demolished mosques across the Gaza Strip. The observance took place in the wake of ongoing airstrikes and destruction in the region.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the Israeli occupation has demolished 229 mosques and partially destroyed 297 others since the onset of the aggression on October 7, 2025. As a result, many worshippers also held prayers in school-turned-shelters and public squares.
The escalation of violence continued with a series of airstrikes carried out by Israel from the early hours of Sunday, leading to the deaths of 22 civilians, including women and children, and injuring dozens. This follows Israel's unilateral decision to end the Gaza ceasefire agreement on March 18, marking the resumption of aggressive military actions across the Strip.
Medical sources report that the death toll has risen to 506, with 909 others wounded. Emergency teams are engaged in efforts to recover those trapped beneath the rubble. The ongoing siege and restrictions on humanitarian aid have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the region.
The Israeli military onslaught, ongoing since October 2023, has resulted in the deaths of 50,277 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, and injured 114,095 others. Additionally, at least 10,000 individuals remain unaccounted for, presumed dead under the debris of their homes.
The conflict has triggered the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from the Gaza Strip. The majority of these displaced individuals have been pushed into the densely populated southern city of Rafah, near the Egyptian border, marking the largest mass exodus of Palestinians since the 1948 Nakba.
