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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus

After the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments decided to close mosques and for the first time ever, Palestinians cannot perform Friday prayers in Gaza

March 28, 2020 at 1:32 pm | Published in: Coronavirus, Middle East, Palestine, Videos & Photo Stories

March 28, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

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