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Palestine's Eid dampened by consequences of war on livestock

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 57 words
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Palestinians in Gaza facing another grim Eid holiday, which starts Tuesday evening.

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What happened

Palestinians in Gaza facing another grim Eid holiday, which starts Tuesday evening.

Why it matters

The livestock sector there has been destroyed by the war, and Israel isn't allowing the import of live animals, making the traditional animal sacrifice nearly impossible.

Common ground

Restrictions on border crossings also mean Palestinians are unable to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Restrictions on border crossings also mean Palestinians are unable to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Israeli border restrictions and crossing closures have prevented Palestinians in Gaza from traveling to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage for three consecutive years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Gaza_War
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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 — In 1956, the Gaza Strip was captured by Israel from Egypt for a period of four months during the Suez Crisis before returning it back to Egypt in March 1957 due to heavy international pressure. Israel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza…
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Claim 2: “The livestock sector there has been destroyed by the war”
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Three independent sources report the destruction of the livestock sector in Gaza. Middle East Eye reports over 90% destruction, and Truthout notes the destruction of private farms and all five feed factories.
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web search NEUTRAL — Livestock wiped out. Since the start of the war in October 2023, more than 90 percent of Gaza's livestock sector has been destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks and restrictions on the movement of go…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/no-eid-gaza-third-year-li…
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web search NEUTRAL — The imports of live animals, feed and veterinary medicines have dropped to zero due to the continued closure of crossings.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/05/26/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eid al-Adha in Gaza had always been known as the “Big Eid,” given that its celebrations were more extensive than those of Eid al-Fitr.The war has devastated Gaza’s livestock sector, destroying private…
https://truthout.org/articles/eid-al-adha-in-gaza-isnt-like-…
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Claim 3: “Israel isn't allowing the import of live animals”
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Multiple sources confirm that Israel is blocking the import of live animals. One source explicitly mentions an 'ongoing blockade on livestock imports imposed by Israel' and another notes imports have 'dropped to zero due to the continued closure of crossings'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · Following the destruction of agricultural infrastructure and an ongoing blockade on livestock imports imposed by Israel, the cost of a single ...
https://www.facebook.com/MiddleEastEye/posts/ahead-of-eid-al…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · Due to Israel's blockade, destruction of livestock farms, feed shortages, and lack of imported livestock, the region faces a sacrificial animal ...
https://www.facebook.com/YeniSafakEnglish/posts/livestock-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — On 9 October 2023, Israel intensified its blockade of the Gaza Strip when it announced a "total blockade", blocking the entry of food, water, medicine, fuel and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_S…
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Claim 4: “Eid holiday, which starts Tuesday evening”
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Multiple independent sources (HISTORY and The Independent) explicitly state that Eid al-Adha in 2026 is predicted to begin on the evening of Tuesday, May 26.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eid al-Fitr is the first of the two main festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. The holiday falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. One of the most import…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qatar observes several public holidays. The two weekend days are Friday and Saturday, similarly to many other Islamic countries. Annual public holidays include: Several holidays are celebrated by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Qatar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a max…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Spain
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