US Muslims to Begin Ramadan Observance as War Rages in Gaza

FILE - Women pray during Eid al-Fitr, April 21, 2023, at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Ramadan decorations are displayed at a Party City store in Dearborn, Mich., on March 23, 2023.

The Islamic holiday of Ramadan is being observed this year as the Israel-Hamas war surges in Gaza, where the United Nations is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis.