Eid under way in Gaza Strip with prayers outside destroyed mosques

Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers beside the ruins of a mosque in Deir al-Balah, Gaza (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/PA)

Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early on Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.

With much of Gaza in rubble, men and children were forced to hold the traditional Eid al-Adha prayers in the open air and with food supplies dwindling, families were having to make do with what they could scrape together for the three-day feast.