Overview
- The Al-Faris Al-Shahim Foundation organised the Khan Younis ceremony, casting it as a message of resilience and Emirati–Palestinian solidarity.
- Each couple received modest cash assistance and essential supplies to start households after two years of destruction and displacement.
- Organisers said 54 couples were chosen from 577 applicants, with crowds waving Palestinian and UAE flags as processions moved past ruined buildings.
- The October 10 ceasefire brokered by the United States has enabled limited public life and events, though Israel has continued to carry out strikes.
- Palestinian health authorities report about 360 people killed and hundreds injured since the truce began, underscoring the fragility of the calm.