![Palestinians dance at a mass wedding in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_WIH_00-14.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_WIH_00 (14)")
Palestinians dance at a mass wedding in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]
![Palestinians prepare food for a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 19 August 2017 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza110817_WIH_00-7.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza110817_WIH_00 (7)")
Palestinians prepare food for a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 19 August 2017 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Apaimages]
![Palestinians perform Dabka, a traditional Palestinian dance, during a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_AA_00-17.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_AA_00 (17)")
Palestinians perform Dabka, a traditional Palestinian dance, during a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]
![Palestinians perform Dabka, a traditional Palestinian dance, during a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_AA_00-20.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Members of Palestinian dance Dabka band perform during a mass wedding ceremony for 65 couples funded by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas")
Palestinians perform Dabka, a traditional Palestinian dance, during a mass wedding ceremony in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]
![65 Palestinian couples take part in a mass wedding in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_10-mass-wedding-in-gaza100817_AA_00-21.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Palestinian 65 couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony funded by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas")
65 Palestinian couples take part in a mass wedding in Nablus, West Bank on 10 August 2017 [Ayman Ameen/Apaimages]