Palestinians celebrate mass wedding ceremony in southern Gaza
Palestinian leader of Hamas Mahmoud Zaha (C) attends a mass wedding ceremony in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on July 31, 2008. Some 200 couples were married in Khan Younis in a group wedding organized by the Islamic Society, a group affiliated to Hamas. The newly wedded brides held a separate closed-door celebration for their weddings.(UPI photo /Ismael Mohamad)
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