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Following ceasefire, Gazans hold first mass Friday prayers in damaged mosques

Following ceasefire, Gazans hold first mass Friday prayers in damaged mosques
world10/17/2025

Week after truce began, Palestinians gather across Strip for 1st organized prayers in months; Worshiper: 'Mosque near my home was our refuge, not only for prayer, but to find peace, remember God'

Thousands of worshipers returned on Friday to the Gaza Strip’s few intact and many damaged mosques, where for the first time in months, loudspeakers blared the Islamic call to prayer. “God is the greatest, glory to God, Lord of worlds,” echoed throug... [4352 chars]