In the rubble of Gaza’s neighbourhoods, traditional Ramadan lanterns have been hung and people have prayed as they prepared for the month of fasting to begin, Al Jazeera reports.

“Ramadan has come this year, and we are on the streets with no shelter, no work, no money, nothing,” said Ali Rajih, a resident of the hard-hit Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

“My eight children and I are homeless. We are living on the streets of Jabalia camp with nothing but God’s mercy.”