Gaza – Maan Report – Three days before the blessed Eid Al-Adha, the cowsheds in the Gaza Strip are devoid of any kind of sacrificial animals, whether calves, which the residents prefer, or sheep.

Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s crossings, including the Rafah crossing, prevented the entry of live meat into the Gaza Strip, and imposed severe restrictions on the entry of frozen products, which prompted people, especially charitable organizations, to slaughter those in the markets.

Anas Al-Najjar, owner of a calf farm in Khan Yunis, says that not introducing animal food led to their rapid sale, creating a vacuum in the markets.

He told our correspondent, “He does not have any sacrificial calves on his farm,” noting that there are a small number of lambs and sheep that are sold at high prices.

He added, “The citizens who sacrifice annually for him and distribute the sacrifice to the citizens in light of the war, but he cannot meet the needs of the customers.”

He noted that the Eid day is an occasion for famili
es to gather to attend the slaughter of the sacrifice and then eat breakfast with a portion of the sacrifice, but all of that disappears this year.

Al-Najjar said that sacrifices enter the Gaza Strip through two routes: the first is the West Bank, where Israel controls the crossings and has prevented the entry of any type of them, and the second is from Egypt through the Rafah crossing, which has been closed for more than a month.

He revealed that the price of a kilogram of lamb rose from six dinars to twenty dinars, and a kilogram of calf from twenty shekels to 100 while it was alive, indicating that the price had multiplied five times.

Many Gazans have not tasted meat for several months.

Source: Maan News Agency