A beloved holiday, Purim is celebrated with costumes, parades, parties, festive meals and the reading of the Book of Esther.

Reports from the strip say that residents took to the streets after the elimination of Abdul Fattah Hussein Khrousheh, who had killed Israeli brothers Yagel and Hallel Yaniv several days earlier, demanding a response.

With the protest movement continuing for several months, anger and frustration in some circles could have led to a counterreaction.