In pictures: Mass wedding in Gaza brings hope after years of war
Hundreds gather to take part in more than 50 weddings in Gaza after two years of war between Hamas and Israel.
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Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony held at Hamad City in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A convoy of Palestinian grooms travels to Hamad City in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, to take part in a mass wedding ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian groom Hikmat Lawwa, 27, gets his hair cut at a barbershop in Deir al-Balah, in preparation for a mass wedding ceremony held in Khan Yunis, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians stand atop the rubble as they watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couple Hikmat Lawwa and Eman Lawwa, center, join other newlyweds in a mass wedding ceremony at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian bride leaves a beauty salon with her partner before heading to a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians stand atop the rubble as they watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian Osama Lawwa helps his son, Hikmat Lawwa, 27, to wear his wedding suit inside their family tent in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couple Hikmat Lawwa and Eman Lawwa, center, join other newlyweds in a mass wedding ceremony at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
