Muslims celebrate Ramadan in Gaza (9 images)

Muslims in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip join those throughout the world in the celebration of Ramadan, beginning April 23, 2021. During this holiest month on Islamic calendar, observers refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk to mark the prophet Mohammed's receiving the revelations of the Koran. It's the second Ramadan marked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks as he celebrates on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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A shopkeeper sells lanterns in the market. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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A girl shops for colorful lanterns in a market. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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A vendor sells dates in the market. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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