GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The three days of Eid al-Fitr were the harshest on the people of the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli aggression on July 8. At the time of writing, the death toll had reached 1,395, including 315 children, 166 women and 58 senior citizens.

On July 28, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, children celebrated the holiday despite being displaced with their families, who sought refuge in public parks and buildings under construction in Gaza City. The children wore colorful clothes and bought games. But jet bombings in the afternoon destroyed all the Eid traditions, which were already few in light of the war. And those looking for some joy were forced to seek shelter.

Al-Monitor went to Shati refugee camp, where eight children were killed as a result of the bombing by Israeli fighter jets. The houses of mourning in the nearby Basit refugee camp were receiving the families of the victims, among tears and consoling hugs. Al-Monitor visited the location that was bombed, which was in front of a small shop where children were spending some of their money on sweets and games, when a warplane attack killed eight of them.

Ahmed Hassouna, 19, the brother of 12-year-old Youssef, who was among those killed said, “My brother was standing here with the other children buying chips and playing, when planes bombed the street and killed them all.”