Abdel Haleem Abu Mutlaq, and his wife Amna Abu Mutlaq, pose for a portrait in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. "We are deprived of (performing) Hajj because the crossing is closed, and because of the raging wars and destruction," said Amna Abu Mutlaq, a 75-year-old Palestinian woman from Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis who had planned to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)