Photos show Palestinian couples celebrating a mass wedding in Gaza

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian bride Ola Al-Sharif looks at the camera as she participates with her groom, Mohamed al-sharif, in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian bride Ola Al-Sharif looks at the camera as she participates with her groom, Mohamed al-sharif, in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A woman waves a Palestinian flag as she watches a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A woman waves a Palestinian flag as she watches a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian couple participates in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian couple participates in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian bride looks on as she gets married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian bride looks on as she gets married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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DEIR AL-BALAH, central Gaza (AP) — Dozens of brides were dressed in traditional Palestinian prints, while grooms wore suits with keffiyehs around their necks as they walked hand-in-hand past drummers and guests who waved Palestinian flags in a mass wedding held in central Gaza on Friday.

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