Gazans prepare for Hajj

A prospective pilgrim woman prays as she waits to cross Rafah border crossing before moving forward to the Muslims' Holiest city of Mecca of Saudi Arabia for making a pilgrimage

A prospective pilgrim woman prays as she waits to cross Rafah border crossing before moving forward to the Muslims’ Holiest city of Mecca of Saudi Arabia for making a pilgrimage, in Rafah, Gaza on 14 August, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

Prospective pilgrims wait to cross Rafah border crossing before moving forward to the Muslims’ Holiest city of Mecca of Saudi Arabia for making a pilgrimage, in Rafah, Gaza on 14 August, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

Prospective pilgrim men pray as they wait to cross Rafah border crossing before moving forward to the Muslims’ Holiest city of Mecca of Saudi Arabia for making a pilgrimage, in Rafah, Gaza on 14 August, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

RAFAH, GAZA – AUGUST 14: Prospective pilgrims wait to cross Rafah border crossing before moving forward to the Muslims’ Holiest city of Mecca of Saudi Arabia for making a pilgrimage, in Rafah, Gaza on August 14, 2017. Hajj pilgrimage is the one of the basic rules of Islam. In Islamic belief, Muslims who have enough wealth and enough physical capability, have to become a pilgrim at least once in a life time. ( Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency )

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