A Palestinian vendor sells pairs of sandals at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Gaza City, on Aug. 6, 2019. Muslims in the Gaza Strip are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, amid hard living conditions caused by economic, political and social crises. Eid al-Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide in memory of Prophet Abraham's deed of nearly sacrificing his own son as ordered by God. (Str/Xinhua)