About 10,000 pilgrims from the Gaza Strip are waiting for the opportunity to perform the Hajj, while 400 of those registered on the waiting lists have died during the years of waiting, amid fears that their travel ban will continue for the fourth year in a row due to the closure of the Rafah crossing.

About 10,000 pilgrims from the Gaza Strip are waiting for the opportunity to perform the Hajj, while 400 of those registered on the waiting lists have died during the years of waiting, amid fears that their travel ban will continue for the fourth year in a row due to the closure of the Rafah crossing.