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STORY: :: Those in Gaza’s devastated Nuseirat camp struggle to feel festive for Eid-al-Adha:: which marks the climax of the annual Haj pilgrimage:: Ismail Allian, Nuseirat resident"Today, more than five million Muslims. They are standing on Arafat, they are praying and worshiping God to forgive them. And we as Palestinians, we are victimized. We are exposed to genocide. What kind of Eid tomorrow will be al-Adha Eid? What kind of Eid we will face? This is a miserable Eid, we have been killed. Thousands of people have been killed here. Who will handle it? Who will help them? Who will compensate them?"Eid al-Adha marks the climax of the annual Haj pilgrimage, when Muslims slaughter animals to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s command, often distributing meat to the poor.The last Israeli strikes on the camp were carried out during the hostage rescue raid a week ago. 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 were injured, according to the Palestinian health ministry.Gazans do not feel the festive celebrations of Eid this year in the devastated strip, and according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), many people in Gaza were facing "catastrophic hunger and famine-like conditions".The war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and abducting some 250 others, according to Israeli tallies.Israel's response has left more than 37,000 Palestinians dead, according to Gaza health officials, and reduced much of the Hamas-ruled territory to ruins.