#eid-al-adha

#eid-al-adha

An Israeli air attack has killed two people and injured another in the town of Deir Amas in the Tyre district, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli military expanded its operations across the war-battered country. The army also carried out several air raids in the town of Braiqaa in the south, destroying two homes, the National News Agency (NNA) reported, as millions of people observed the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday.

The mood is barely festive as a group of Muslim men huddle inside a small mosque to discuss the arrangements for Eid al-Adha prayers in Meerut district of India's Uttar Pradesh state. Ceiling fans hum above to beat the brutal north Indian heat as nearly 50 worshippers listen to the members of the mosque management committee in Maliyana village, about 80km (50 miles) from New Delhi, the national capital. The conversation is not about sacrificial animals or charity, but a more pressing issue before them: roads, barricades, police permissions, and where and how exactly they would offer the Eid prayers on Thursday.

“I have concluded that we will just celebrate with whatever we have,” he told Al Jazeera. The annual Muslim festival, marked by communal prayers and the ritual sacrifice of animals, is approaching amid deep economic strain in Nigeria. In Abuja, rising food and transport costs are quietly changing how many families are preparing for Eid. Akanji said even parents and community members who usually support his madrassa are struggling.

The widespread practice of showing the Eid Al Adha slaughtering to children can desensitize them to violence, as many families take pride in this tradition.

In the initial weeks after the Assad regime's fall, the mood in Syria was one of widespread relief and optimism, marking a significant shift after years of violence and repression.

Lebanon's leaders accused Israel of a flagrant ceasefire violation by launching strikes against Hezbollah militants in southern Beirut on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.