Ceasefire began at sunset on the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, but many fear this moment of peace won't last long, CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports

Al Jazeera reports on the challenges Palestinians face in celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

This year’s pilgrimage, attended by more than 1.8 million people, was under tight logistical planning and safety precautions designed to manage the intense heat and large crowds

The population of the Gaza Strip has been battling acute food insecurity for months as Israeli refusals to let humanitarian aid deliveries pass the border left the small territory without access to food. While some aid trucks have since...

As Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Adha on Friday, in Nairobi Kenya, the gathered crowds prayed for their fellow Muslims in Gaza. After 20 months of war, more than 50,000 people killed, and almost no food, they will struggle...

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is marked by the traditional slaughter of a sheep to commemorate the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.

People attend the Mayor of London's Eid on the Square celebrations to mark Eid al-Adha at Trafalgar Square, London.<b<br/>r/>

Visitors to the free annual event were treated to a mixture of music, food and a range of cultural workshops.

CLEAN : Afghan livestock market ahead of Eid al Adha

Livestock sellers gather in Pakistan ahead of Eid al Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice which is celebrated by Muslims around the world.

Gazans gather at a market to buy livestock that will be used as sacrifical animals ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday celebrations (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Muslims offer a special morning prayer to kick off the Eid al-Adha festival, the feast of sacrifice, at Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Worshippers circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, after the "stoning of the devil", the last major ritual of this year's hajj under tight...

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in front of the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday to celebrate the first day of Eid al Adha the feast of sacrifice which is celebrated by Muslims around the world CLEAN : Palestinians in Jerusalem...

Palestinians were praying outside Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday to mark Eid al Adha celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God

Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers poured into Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalems Old City on the first day of Eid al Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice a holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. VOICED : Palestinians observe on...

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CLEAN : Residents of Syria's Aleppo celebrate Eid al Adha

CLEAN : Palestinians take a holiday dip in Israeli waters

CLEAN : Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid al Adha

CLEAN : Palestinians in Jerusalem hold Eid prayers

VOICED : Palestinians observe

CLEAN : Indonesia celebrate Eid al Adha

CLEAN : Chinese Hui Muslims attend prayers during Kurban festival