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'No Eid' in Gaza for third year as livestock crisis erases holiday rituals
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Mazen al-Jerjawi would normally spend this time of year preparing for Eid al-Adha, selling the hundreds of sheep and goats he raised on his land as families across Gaza searched for animals to sacrifice during the holiday.</p>
<p>Today, however, the man once known as one of Gaza's leading livestock breeders runs only a small restaurant, relying on frozen meat allowed into the besieged enclave under tight <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> restrictions.</p>
<p>"At this time of year, I used to sell around 200 sheep and cows. Today, I have none," Jerjawi, from Gaza City, told Middle East Eye.</p>
<p>"No live animals are being allowed into Gaza at all," he added. </p>
<p>"Israel treats the people of Gaza as if they are living here temporarily, and what is allowed is merely to 'keep things going' at a minimal level."</p>
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