War-ravaged Gaza families marrying in-laws for support - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Asmaa al-Ghoul

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A Palestinian walks near the remains of houses, that witnesses said were destroyed or damaged by Israeli shelling during the July-August war between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, in the east of Gaza City January 4, 2015. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4K02O — A Palestinian walks near the remains of houses, which witnesses said were destroyed or damaged by Israeli shelling during the July-August war between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, in the east of Gaza City, Jan. 4, 2015. — REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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A Palestinian woman and a girl carry flowers to a family grave on Eid al-Fitr at a cemetery in Gaza City July 28, 2014. The U.N. Security Council agreed on a statement on Sunday urging Israel, Palestinians and Islamist Hamas militants to implement a humanitarian truce beyond the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a festival marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, and engage in efforts to achieve a durable ceasefire REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST RELIGI

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Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

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Palestinian grooms hold copies of the Koran during a mass wedding for 500 couples, funded by a local charitable organisation and in co-ordination with Hamas, in Gaza City March 8, 2012. REUTERS/ Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR2Z1WC

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Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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