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Palestinians gather at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip on July 28, 2020. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images)

Palestinians joined Muslims around the world in celebrating the Eid al-Adha holidays on Friday. Tens of thousands of Palestinians took to the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for Eid prayers in the morning — with each worshiper required to wear a mask and bring their own prayer rug.

Yesterday marked 37 days since 27-year-old Ahmed Erekat was killed by Israeli forces and his body was subsequently detained. As Palestinians across the West Bank took to the markets to prepare for this weekend’s Eid al-Adha festivities, the Erekat family took to the streets to demand the return of their son’s body.

Palestinians from Al Qaws and other queer or feminist organizations hold an LGBTQ demonstration in Haifa on July 29, 2020. (Photo: Angelique Abboud/Al Qaws/Facebook)

Haneen Maikey, the director of alQaws, speaks to the Palestinian LGBTQ community who held a historic protest in Haifa on July 29, 2020. “Your persecution only fuels us to create larger, louder spaces for queer life in Palestine.”