“It’s the Eid of sadness,” said Adel al-Shaer in the central town of Deir el-Balah in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

Al-Shaer said he lost 20 members of his extended family in Israeli strikes since the offensive on Gaza began, including four young nephews just a few days ago.

“We lost our loved ones, our children, our lives, and our futures. We lost our students, our schools, and our institutions. We lost everything,” he added, breaking into tears.

“There is killing, displacement, hunger, and a siege,” said Saed al-Kourd, a worshipper. “We go out to perform God’s rituals in order to make the children happy.

“But as for the joy of Eid — there is no Eid.”