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Starting over in the ruins of Gaza

In the Palestinian enclave, marriages have multiplied since the war, but these unions remain fragile, amid inflation and rising divorce rates.

Starting over in the ruins of Gaza

A Palestinian woman sells wedding dresses in an improvised shop next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 27, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

Moussab Bachir Medoukh still needs to get a haircut and buy his suit, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. On the eve of his wedding, this Saturday, April 18, the 40-year-old from Gaza is struggling to rediscover the enthusiasm that comes with new beginnings. He met Wessam Khalil Hader just a month ago, a 35-year-old history teacher whom he describes over the phone as "educated and open to the world." He values her attachment to history. It means she’ll be able to keep the memory of the deceased alive and that he can speak to her freely about his past, without hesitation or embarrassment. Zoom out Trump's Gaza plan is at a standstill Two years have passed since his first wife, Samia, and their six children were all killed in a single strike on Jan. 29, 2024.That day, Moussab had gone out to find a place to relocate...
Moussab Bachir Medoukh still needs to get a haircut and buy his suit, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. On the eve of his wedding, this Saturday, April 18, the 40-year-old from Gaza is struggling to rediscover the enthusiasm that comes with new beginnings. He met Wessam Khalil Hader just a month ago, a 35-year-old history teacher whom he describes over the phone as "educated and open to the world." He values her attachment to history. It means she’ll be able to keep the memory of the deceased alive and that he can speak to her freely about his past, without hesitation or embarrassment. Zoom out Trump's Gaza plan is at a standstill Two years have passed since his first wife, Samia, and their six children were all killed in a single strike on Jan. 29, 2024.That day, Moussab had gone out to find a place to...
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