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‘No livestock but still hope’: Palestinians prepare for Eid al-Adha in Gaza

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1008 words · By Maram Humaid
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‘No livestock but still hope’: Palestinians prepare for Eid al-Adha in Gaza Palestinians in Gaza will mark a third Eid under war-like conditions, with a shortage of food and joy.

Claims checked 8
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

‘No livestock but still hope’: Palestinians prepare for Eid al-Adha in Gaza Palestinians in Gaza will mark a third Eid under war-like conditions, with a shortage of food and joy.

Why it matters

Gaza City — In her tent, where she has spent much of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, 68-year-old I’tidal Hamdan prepares for her third consecutive Eid al-Adha away from home.

Common ground

Hamdan imagined this year would be different.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/27/no-livestock-but-still-hope-palestin…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Pity 80% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “two of her sons and six of her grandchildren were also killed in separate Israeli strikes during the war.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses general strikes in Lebanon and holidays in Israel, but does not mention the specific deaths of I'tidal Hamdan's sons or grandchildren.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · An Israeli strike killed a family of five and injured nine other people in a village in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, Lebanese ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/palestinians-in-gaz…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 4, 2026 · Despite war, life continues to carry on for some. In Israel, the Jewish holiday of Purim still went on – albeit from bomb shelters.
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/posts/despite-war-life-cont…
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web search NEUTRAL — The main aim of this book is to discuss the Muslim treatment of Christians in Islamic Jerusalem and the surrounding Muslim state, focussing on the attitudes and ...
https://dokumen.pub/download/islamic-jerusalem-and-its-chris…
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Claim 2: “More than 90 percent of livestock farms have been destroyed or damaged due to Israeli attacks and restrictions on the movement of goods essential for the farming sector, according to Gaza’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.”
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One web search result explicitly quotes Middle East Eye stating that more than 90 percent of Gaza's livestock sector has been destroyed or damaged. No other independent source provided confirms this specific percentage.
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web search NEUTRAL — The war has devastated Gaza’s livestock sector, destroying private farms and all five feed factories. As Middle East Eye reports, “Since the start of the war in October 2023, more than 90 percent of G…
https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/28/eid-al-adha-in-gaza-isnt-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some 3,400 acres of farmland have been damaged by Israel’s aerial spraying, according to Gaza’s agriculture ministry. In addition to their crops, farmers in Gaza have lost fertilizer, water and labor.…
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/he…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since October 7, 2023, at least 46,788 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza, according to data provided by the health ministry in the Hamas-run …
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250116-gaza-s-destru…
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Claim 3: “The sheep that used to cost around 400–500 Jordanian dinars ($560–$700), or about 2,000 shekels, before the war now costs around 16,000–17,000 shekels ($4,400–$4,700) for a 50-kilogramme [110-pound] animal”
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One source mentions sheep prices reaching over $5,000, which aligns with the high end of the claim's range ($4,400-$4,700), but the specific price jump from 2,000 to 16,000-17,000 shekels is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza most commonly refers to: Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip Gaza may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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Claim 4: “Israeli restrictions on exit points in Gaza mean that for a third year, there are no pilgrims departing for Hajj”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that for the third consecutive year, Palestinians in Gaza have been unable to perform Hajj due to Israeli restrictions on exit points/blockade of the Rafah border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A vast network of underground tunnels used for warfare and to avoid Israeli airstrikes exists in the Gaza Strip. This infrastructure runs throughout the Gaza Strip and towards Egypt and Israel, and ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_warfare_in_the_Gaza_Str…
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Claim 5: “Israel has also prevented the entry of live animals into the enclave”
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While multiple sources mention Israel blocking 'aid', 'supplies', and 'goods', none of the provided evidence explicitly specifies the blocking of 'live animals' specifically, although it is implied by the livestock sector's collapse.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven newborn babies in Gaza have died from the cold in just two weeks, as Israel has blocked the entry of shelters and supplies into Gaza and ignored the UN’s calls to fulfill its obligations under t…
https://truthout.org/articles/7-newborns-freeze-to-death-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel halts the entry of all supplies into Gaza with artillery fire and air strikes reported after failing to negotiate the second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. Video Duration 10 minutes 53 seco…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/2/live-israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip and has warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept a new proposal for a ceasefire extension.
https://www.waterfordlive.ie/national/israel-blocking-gaza-a…
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Claim 6: “Before the war, Hamdan’s name, alongside her husband’s, appeared on the 2024 Hajj list”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding the letter 'I' and a news site 'The i Paper', with no mention of I'tidal Hamdan or the 2024 Hajj list.
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web search NEUTRAL — In English, the name of the letter is the "long I" sound, pronounced / ˈaɪ /. In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 1, 2014 · Here's Jacinta to teach you all about the Letter I with some tricky "I" words like insect, injury and imagination. This kids series will help children and ESL/EFL students learn the Engl…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P56hZEhqFCw
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web search NEUTRAL — Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for a minimum of 21 years after a jury convicted him of the murder of the teenager. He then lied to officers at the scene, claiming that he had been the...
https://inews.co.uk/
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Claim 7: “Eid al-Adha in 2025 was spent by many in Gaza living under famine-like conditions”
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Multiple sources describe Gaza residents marking Eid al-Adha 2025 amid severe humanitarian crises, rubble, and reports of famine-hit conditions and hunger deaths.
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... Muslims in Gaza marked the beginning of the Eid al- Adha holiday on Sunday amid rubble and ruin, as aid organizations warned that food and water ...
https://www.facebook.com/UNWebTV/posts/gazas-children-mark-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2025 ... 'It's really a critical situation': Gaza hunger deaths rise ... As food stocks ran out, the situation in Gaza escalated in June and July, with the ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/30/live-israe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 29, 2025 ... As children scrape bits of flower from the beds of those trucks, the World Food Program says a quarter of Gaza's two million plus population is ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMsYfQINrqf/
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Claim 8: “Hamdan, a mother of 11, and her family were forced to flee their home when Beit Hanoon in northern Gaza came under heavy Israeli bombardments.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that I'tidal Hamdan, a mother of 11, was forced to flee her home in Beit Hanoon, northern Gaza, due to Israeli bombardments.
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web search NEUTRAL — News, analysis from the Middle East & worldwide, multimedia & interactives, opinions, documentaries, podcasts, long reads and broadcast schedule.
https://openrss.org/www.aljazeera.com
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... From the first days of the war, Hamdan, a mother of 11, and her family were forced to flee their home when Beit Hanoon in northern Gaza came ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/27/no-livestock-but…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... Hamdan, a mother of 11 children, was forced to flee her home in Beit Hanoon, northern Gaza, during the early days of intensive bombardment.
https://nplotoday.com/international/no-livestock-for-sacrifi…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.