UAE-backed mass wedding brings 250 Palestinian couples together on Gaza City's beachfront
A mass wedding for 250 Palestinian couples was held on Friday 6 November 2026 at the Maritime Club on Gaza City's beachfront, organised by the UAE's Operation Gallant Knight 3 under its Thawb Al-Farah (Garment of Joy) programme. The grooms were chosen by public lottery, and each couple received cash assistance and essential home supplies funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. It was the programme's third edition, after 54 couples in Khan Younis in December 2025 and 300 in Deir al-Balah in April 2026.
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