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Gaza band plays music to uplift spirits, bring hope

The Street Band plays music for free in Gaza's public places, in a attempt to help Gazans forget their daily sufferings.
Hammad Atwa, a Palestinian man who makes lutes, known in Arabic as an "Oud", works on a musical instrument at the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on February 19, 2014. Hammad sells his handmade lutes for 300 American dollars a piece. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB        (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

In an attempt to spread positive energy among the local residents, three young Palestinian men from the impoverished and blockaded Gaza Strip, home to 2 million people, play music in outdoor public places for free.

The three musicians, who performed at weddings before the coronavirus outbreak, believe that they can help people relieve psychological stress resulting from the complicated political and economic situation in Gaza.

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