Hajj cancellations a particularly bitter blow for Palestinians besieged in Gaza - Middle East Eye
Some 1,500 residents of the coastal enclave had been eagerly preparing to perform the pilgrimage, only for coronavirus to get in the way
Trapped under an Israeli siege and suffering under impoverished conditions, the severe restriction of Hajj this year has come as a particularly hard blow to hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who had been chosen to perform the pilgrimage.
Around 1,5oo Palestinians in Gaza were set to travel to the holy city of Mecca in July, but their plans were officially scrapped this week when Saudi Arabia announced only 1,000 local residents would be allowed to make the pilgrimage under strict conditions.
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