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Throughout , the streets of Gaza are filled with joyous celebrationsÌýas friends and family congratulate each other having observedÌýtheÌýmonth of Ramadan.Ìý

This feeling of appreciation is especially palpable in Gaza this year, one year in the Gaza strip.

Israel's onslaughtÌýsaw hundreds of air raids carried out by Israeli warplanes, leadingÌýto the deaths of 256 Gazans, andÌý19 entire families.Ìý

"10 members of my extended family, including my wife and four of my children were killed. My sister and her four killed were also killed"

This year, dozens of local residents .

The family of , 40, was among some of those killed by Israeli military jets on the second day of Eid al-Fitr last year after their house in the Shati refugee camp was targeted. Abu Hatab and his child were the only survivors of the Israeli massacre.Ìý

Alaa toldÌý°®ÂþµºÌýthat he left his family's house after midnight to buy necessities, shortly after he heard huge explosions hitting his home. At first, Alaa believed that the bombing had hit a nearby building, but having arrived back into the area, his heart sank.

“T³ó±ðdid not warn usÌýbefore bombing ourÌýhouse with six missiles," AlaaÌýsaid.

"10 members of my extended family, including my wife and four of my children were killed. My sister and her four killed were also killed," Alaa said with a breaking voice.Ìý

While other parents dress their children in customary Eid clothes , Alaa is filled with sorrow. Eid now represents what he has lost, and brings back painful memories of his trauma.Ìý

This year, after the Eid prayer, Alaa visitedÌýthe cemetery where his family is now buried, spending long hours next to their graves. " while my family is buried next to each other in narrow graves, what did they do to deserve this end?".Ìý

Hassan al-Attar, a firefighter from Beit Lahia in the northernmost part of the Gaza Strip, has a tragically similar experience to Alaa. Hassan lost his daughter Lamia, 27, and three of her children after their home was targeted.Ìý

Like Alaa, Hassan spent the first hours of Eid sitting next to the graves of his daughter and grandchildren in grief. "I used to visit my daughters in their homes to celebrate Eid, but Israel has robbed me of everything, they killed my daughter without guilt", Hassan toldÌý°®Âþµº.Ìý

"I was at work when I was told that area had been hit. In my wildest nightmares, I didn't think it would have been my daughter's house. When I arrived, the house was completely destroyed. After a long, painful search, I found myself looking at my daughter's body", Hassan toldÌý°®Âþµº,Ìýholding back tears.Ìý

As Eid al-Fitr concludes, . Whilst it is, of course, a time of celebration, it is also a time of reflection on what we have, and why it is important to us.Ìý

Sally IbrahimÌýisÌý°®Âþµº'sÌýcorrespondent from Gaza