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Gaza falls quiet as Hamas bans street concerts

The Hamas-affiliated Ministry of Interior has forbidden concerts on public streets, upsetting many residents and artists who consider music a crucial part of their lives and livelihoods.

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Palestinian groom Ahmed Soboh accompanies his wife ahead of their wedding ceremony in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah on Feb. 5, 2020. — SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images

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