KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians gathered in the ruins of southern Gaza to celebrate the mass wedding of more than 50 couples on Tuesday, a rare moment of hope after two years of devastation, death and conflict. Weddings are a key part of Palestinian culture but have become rare in Gaza during the war, and a tradition that some couples have been able to restart in the wake of a fragile ceasefire.
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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)
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)
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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 at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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)
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)
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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)
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)
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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 in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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 in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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)
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)
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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 at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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 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)
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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 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)
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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 at Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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 watch and celebrate a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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