Monday marks the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in the Philadelphia area. The day is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon.

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

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. Compared to ...

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

Palestinians in Gaza break their fast with wartime iterations of malfouf and sumagiyya and gather together amid the destruction.

War-weary Palestinians in Gaza marked the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday amid the rubble of their houses and concerns that the Israel-Hamas war could resume.

Ramadan has come to devastated Gaza. While the rest of the world embarks with a festive mood on a month of fasting and prayer, we do so with grief and sorrow. The echoes of war still ring loud ...

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.