Booming Eid shopping bears Palestinians' hope for joyous celebration

STORY: Booming Eid shopping bears Palestinians' hope for joyous celebration DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans in local streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUSSIN JUNDIYEH, Gaza resident 3. various of Gazans in local streets 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED HUWEITY, Gaza resident 5. various of Palestinians in local streets in the West Bank 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): IBRAHIM JADALLAH, Ramallah resident 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AMJAD JAMIL, Ramallah resident STORYLINE: In the besieged coastal enclave of Gaza, whose economy was battered by Israel's years-long blockades, consumers are piling into markets to shop for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Shops along Omar Al-Mukhtar, the main street of Gaza, saw flocks of people come for new clothes, sweets, and decorations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and falls on Friday this year. In the West Bank, even though the tensions remained high with Israelis after rece