Israel has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, citing Hamas’ rejection of a new proposal to extend the ceasefire. Hamas has expressed reservations about the plan because it does not include a commitment from Israel to end the war or fully withdraw its troops.

People in war-torn Gaza broke their fast on the first day of Ramadan amid ruins. CNN’s Becky Anderson looks at some powerful pictures from Rafah.

Hundreds of Palestinians arrived for Iftar among the rubble of Rafah in southern Gaza on Saturday, during the first day of Ramadan. Palestinians in Gaza marked the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan amid the rubble of their houses and concerns that the Israel-Hamas war could resume.

As the sun set over a neighbourhood in Rafah, where fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants has left barely a handful of buildings standing, hundreds of Gazans of all ages dug into the iftar meal marking the end of the day’s fast.

Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas.

At that point there were still a few hours left before the first phase of the ceasefire was due to end, and before Netanyahu announced the blocking of humanitarian aid, and so the Muslim cleric Mufid Al Hasanat expressed his joy in front of the cameras for a Ramadan without the constant bombings and hardships of the previous one.

For Palestinians observing Ramadan in Gaza, the Muslim holy month started this year under a fragile ceasefire agreement that paused more than 15 months of the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said the country had imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into the Gaza Strip.

On Tuesday, an emergency Arab Summit on Palestine in Cairo reaffirmed, in its final statement, the utmost priority of fully implementing the ceasefire agreement. The summit emphasised that it should lead to a permanent cessation of aggression against Gaza and a complete Israeli withdrawal from the territory.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu attended an Iftar event with the ambassadors of 20 OIC member countries in Bucharest.

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time of religious reflection and worship, charity, and community, as they fast from sunrise until sunset.

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