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Purim in Gaza: IDF soldiers read the Book of Esther inside Shifa Hospital

24 March 2024, 3:21 pm 10 Edit

IDF troops operating inside Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital read the Book of Esther to mark the Jewish holiday of Purim amid the ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

In video footage circulating online, a soldier reads the Jewish text, known colloquially as the Megillah, while others stand around him in full combat gear.

One soldier appears to be wearing a foam clown nose — a nod to the Purim tradition of dressing up in costumes.

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