Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians observed the 27th night of Ramadan in makeshift plastic tents, shelters, and destroyed mosques across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Over 700,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip observed Laylat al-Qadr, the 27th night of Ramadan, holding prayers amid widespread devastation. Urgent Palestine News 24 reported the 700,000 figure, highlighting the massive turnout across local mosques and makeshift prayer areas. Heavily pro-Gaza channels, such as Jerusalem and Palestine News and With osama - مع أسامة, celebrated this resilience, asserting that Gaza remains "always at the forefront of faith and advocacy".
Displaced residents across the enclave adapted to the widespread destruction of religious sites by Israeli forces. In Khan Younis, worshippers gathered to welcome Laylat al-Qadr inside "plastic chapels and what remains of mosques destroyed by the occupation during the war of extermination," according to Jerusalem and Palestine News. Similar scenes played out in Gaza City, where Al Jazeera Palestine documented prayers amidst the rubble of the Al-Kanz mosque in the Rimal neighborhood. Al Jazeera Palestine also reported that journalists marked the holy night by praying inside their tents.
Prayers were additionally held in displacement centers. The Hamas-aligned Shehab Agency published photos of worshippers at the Yarmouk school shelter in Gaza City, as well as at the Imam Shafi'i mosque in the Zeitoun neighborhood. Other gatherings were documented by Quds News Network at a mosque in Nuseirat and the Al-Zahraa mosque in Jabalia.
In the West Bank, local networks widely reported on the "spiritual atmosphere" of Laylat al-Qadr observations. Large gatherings were documented at the old Kafr Dan mosque west of Jenin, the Al-Nasr mosque in Hebron according to Hebron News Network, as well as in Ramallah, Tulkarm, and the town of Sebastia near Nablus.
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