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Ramadan begins as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza

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Millions of Muslims around the world are taking part in the sacred month of fasting and prayer amid turmoil in the Middle East.

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  1. Muslim nations announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Ramadan begins as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza

    Headline from ABC 30 Fresno ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Palestinians displaced by Gaza war prepare for Ramadan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Palestinians in Gaza are making preparations for Ramadan in the midst of Israel’s war on the territory.

  2. Digital Journal

    'It hurts': Gaza war robs Muslim world of Ramadan joy (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    For Muslims worldwide, Ramadan is a time of prayer, reflection and joyful evening meals, but all Gazans wish for this year is an end to five months of war

  3. NPR

    Muslims prepare for a more somber Ramadan due to the Israel-Hamas war (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    As the holy month of Ramadan begins, Muslims are preparing for a less joyful observance this year. Fasting and charity take on a different meaning when many in Gaza are suffering.

  4. Digital Journal

    Muslim nations announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East nations announced, against a backdrop of devastating war

  5. Al Jazeera

    Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    This year’s observance, for many, is marred by Israel’s war on Gaza.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Ramadan: Gaza war leaves Palestinians little to celebrate – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    For many Palestinians this year's holy month is likely to be a somber one. There is concern that tensions could spill over in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.

  7. The Conversation US

    Ramadan will be difficult for those in Gaza or other war zones – what does fasting mean for those who might be already starving? (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Ramadan encourages acts of charity. This also poses a question for many Muslims as they consider what more could be done to feed the hungriest in the world, many of whom are in Gaza.

  8. WMUR

    Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the war between Israel and Hamas.

  9. The Economist

    The bloodshed in Gaza is set to rage through Ramadan (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    The Muslim holy month begins without a ceasefire | Middle East & Africa

  10. Religion News

    On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has provided few details ahead of this year’s Ramadan.

  11. France 24

    Ramadan brings no relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza (opens France 24)

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    Gaza's deadliest war showed no signs of abating as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Monday amid a gruelling humanitarian crisis that has pushed much of the territory to the brink of starvation.

  12. NPR

    How the first day of Ramadan went in Jerusalem and Gaza (opens NPR)

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    The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has arrived with no ceasefire in Gaza. There's growing anxiety about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the very center of the conflict.

  13. Local News 8

    American Muslims say they feel urgent need to send aid to Gaza this Ramadan as threat of mass starvation looms (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — The month of Ramadan feels heavier this year for 33-year-old Palestinian American Nadia Duwaik, than it has in the past. Duwaik told CNN she ordinarily approaches Ramadan excited about the chance to celebrate and reflect during her family’s rituals, such as gathering to…

  14. The Week

    US-Israel tensions rise as Ramadan starts in Gaza (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Monday with no cease-fire in Gaza.

  15. Truthout

    The Genocide in Gaza Is Filling Our Beautiful Month of Ramadan With Dread (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    As Muslims worldwide fast for the holy month of Ramadan, newborns in Gaza are dying of starvation.

  16. The Guardian

    Ramadan is beginning – but it’s my humanity, not my Muslim faith, that makes me weep for Gaza | Tahmima Anam (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    My family in Bangladesh will come together to fast and pray. Yet our feelings for Palestinians are based on secular values of equality and justice, says writer Tahmima Anam

  17. New York Times

    Middle East Crisis: Ramadan Begins as Hunger and Fear Stalk Gaza (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    People in the territory, where some are close to starvation, wanted a cease-fire before the Muslim holy month of daylong fasting. It didn’t happen.

  18. Al-Monitor

    Israel-Hamas war rages in besieged Gaza as Ramadan begins (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins Monday in Gaza with no truce in sight, as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hamas militants and a dire humanitarian crisis grips the besieged Palestinian territory.

  19. KEZI Eugene

    Ramadan in Gaza begins with hunger worsening and no end to war in sight (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Palestinians have begun fasting for Ramadan. The Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the

  20. Delaware Public Media

    The war in Gaza alters they way many Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The world has been pushing for a pause in the fighting in the Israel-Hamas war by the start of Ramadan. The Muslim holy month has begun and still no cease-fire agreement is in place.

  21. GBH News

    With Gaza War, Ramadan takes a different tone this year, says local Muslim activist (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    The holy month of Ramadan has begun across the world.

  22. WHDH Boston

    Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger

  23. Al-Monitor

    No Ramadan relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The first day of Ramadan on Monday arrived like others for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza: stalked by famine and disease, shivering in tents and threatened by bombs more than five months into fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.

  24. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Ramadan in Gaza begins with no end to war in sight (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The United States, Qatar and Egypt had hoped to broker a cease-fire ahead of Ramadan, but the talks have stalled.

  25. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Latest | Hunger worsens in Gaza as Palestinians mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    With no end to fighting in sight, Palestinians in Gaza began fasting for the holy month of Ramadan on Monday as hunger worsens across the strip and pressure grows on Israel over the growing humanitarian crisis.

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