Gazans barred from Hajj, animal sacrifice as major Muslim festival nears
GAZA/CAIRO, May 20 - In a tent in southern Gaza, Najia Abu Lehia mourns not only her husband but also their failure to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, together before he died a year ago because of war and border closures.
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