Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2025 (AFP) - 'All I think about is Gaza': War weighs heavy on hajj pilgrims

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Away from home in Gaza, Palestinian pilgrim Mohammed Shehade said the rare chance he was given to perform hajj is overshadowed by fears for his family trapped in the war-battered territory. The 38-year-old engineer had been granted a permit to leave as he sought life-saving cancer treatment in Egypt, but Israeli authorities barred his family from accompanying him. He said his departure from the Gaza Strip in February presented him with "the oppor......

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