The UAE is to stage a wedding for 54 couples living in the Gaza Strip to help bring renewed hope and joy to embattled communities devastated by war.
The initiative has been launched as part of the country's 54th National Day celebrations next month and as a show of solidarity with Palestinian civilians forced to bear the brunt of the two-year conflict with Israel.
On Sunday, the UAE called on Gazan grooms to register for the group wedding project and take a crucial step towards rebuilding their lives as a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel holds.
The scheme has been organised as part of the UAE's continuing humanitarian campaign for Palestine, established in response to the war, which broke out on October 7, 2023. Applicants must be Palestinians who live permanently in the Gaza Strip and are already engaged. The planned date and location of the event was not disclosed.
The coming ceremony is the latest demonstration of the UAE government's efforts to ensure love can endure against the backdrop of war. Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, which is providing shelter to more than 2,000 Palestinians, many of whom are undergoing cancer treatment, celebrated its second wedding in July.
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