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As Ramadan gets underway for the people in Gaza, the usual the festivities are being largely overshadowed by war and famine.
Ramadan is a time of religious reflection, with many Muslims around the world observing the Holy Month by fasting and holding family get-togethers.
As Palestinians prepare for Ramadan, a large Israeli police presence is being deployed with heightened security measures.
Thousands have been deployed around the Old City in Jerusalem, with local media reports saying many Palestinians have been prevented from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
It comes as talks to facilitate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have stalled.
Um Suhaib Abu Jabal is a displaced Palestinian woman living in the Bureij camp in Central Gaza.
She says Ramadan this year is very different from past years as they are not in their homes putting up decorations and celebrating, and instead, are in tents.
"Ramadan this year is different because there is no food. It is not like other years, when the Ramadan table had different types of food. This year, God knows if we can find the food. Many people will be fasting and won't find food to break their fasting. For six months into the war, God knows the conditions of the people who try to bring food during Ramadan."
A United States military ship is heading towards Gaza, carrying the necessary equipment to build a temporary port to help deliver food and aid by sea.
It follows an announcement by U-S President Joe Biden during his recent State of the Union address, during which he pledged to build the floating harbour.
The United Nations has on several occasions issued warnings about famine in Gaza and children starving to death.
It's expected to take up to 60 days for the pier to be completed, which is being built by 1,000 troops who will not be going ashore.
The US President also expressed his disappointment at the loss of civilian lives in Gaza, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must do more to protect civilians.
“He (referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) has a right to defend Israel, a right to continue to pursue Hamas. But he must, he must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. In my view, he's hurting Israel more than helping Israel by making the rest of the world – it's contrary to what Israel stands for. And I think it's a big mistake, so I want to see a ceasefire."
It follows reports from the Palestinian Civil Defence group, who say all 10 members of a family living in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza City, have been killed in an aerial attack by Israel.
The group published a video on Sunday showing rescue teams pulling lifeless bodies from the rubble and wrapping them in blankets.
The exact location or date of when the video was filmed has not been verified.
Palestinian health authorities say nearly 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in the five months since Israel launched its campaign.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says at least 13,000 of those people are "terrorists," and among the Palestinians killed during Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza.
The Health Ministry in Gaza hasn't specified the death toll between Hamas civilians and militants, but says almost three-quarters of those killed are women and children.
Mr Netanyahu has told Germany's Bild newspaper victory will come in "a matter of weeks" once Israel launches its ground offensive in Rafah.
He says halting the offensive now would allow Hamas to regroup.
More than one million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah, the last area of the Gaza Strip that has not been invaded by Israel.
