For Palestinians observing Ramadan in Gaza, the Muslim holy month started this year under a fragile ceasefire agreement that paused more than 15 months of the Israel-Hamas war.

For Gaza residents, Ramadan started this year under a fragile ceasefire that paused more than 15 months of war.

Palestinians continue traditional Ramadan celebrations in the southern Gaza Strip to a backdrop of devastation from Israeli attacks in the Israel-Hamas war. The big picture: While observed last year in the thick of the humanitarian crisis,

It’s the second Ramadan since the start of the war in Gaza, and comes as a fragile ceasefire threatens to crumble.

Amid the death and destruction left behind by more than a year of war, Palestinians in the Abu Mustafa neighborhood of Khan Younis welcomed the first day of Ramadan early Saturday morning with a communal suhoor,