Mass Wedding For 450 Couples Organized by Hamas in Gaza

Palestinian girls, dressed as bridesmaids, during a mass wedding in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip July 30, 2009. Some 450 couples were married in Jabalya 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)