Over 32,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began on October 7.

In areas with high concentrations of Palestinian immigrants, such as "Little Palestine" on the Uruguay-Brazil border, community leaders like Bashar Shakerat report a lack of festivity.

Traditional Ramadan activities, like large Sunday meals and weekly gatherings for iftar, have been canceled.

Instead, people are praying at the mosque and mourning the situation in Gaza.

The conflict is causing sadness and a sense of loss among Muslim communities in Latin America.

The situation is further emphasized by the smoke and destruction visible in Gaza City from Israeli airstrikes.

A Palestinian man named Shakerat from Jenin, who is part of a Muslim community in Little Palestine in Argentina, expressed his desire for peace and an end to the war.

He shared that many residents in his community have family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and collect food kits to distribute among needy families in Palestine.

Sheikh Adil Pechliye, a Turkish-born spiritual leader of Palestine Mosque in Criciuma, Brazil, shared that the mosque was founded by Palestinian immigrants decades ago, but most of the community members are now Africans or Brazilians.

Despite this, the feeling of closeness to Gazans remains strong within the community.

The text discusses the strong connection of a mosque's members in Criciuma, Brazil, to the Palestinian cause.

Pechliye, a mosque member who graduated from Madinah in 2001, shares that they have been active in protests and marches against the situation in Gaza.

He has given lectures on Palestine and even delivered a Friday sermon in a public square.

The Muslim community also recently promoted a relief campaign and sent aid to Palestine.

Pechliye expresses belief that most Brazilians support the Palestinians, despite the pro-Israel stance of the Brazilian press.

He praises President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his criticism of Israel and comparison of the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust.

A Brazilian Holocaust denier's comments about downplaying the severity of the Holocaust were disputed by a representative, who stated that Lula wanted to highlight the current horrors instead.

In El Salvador, a mosque named Mezquita Palestina Tierra Santa was founded by a Muslim community of converted Salvadorans in 2011, in honor of Armando Bukele, a Salvadoran of Palestinian descent who introduced Islam to the country and whose family originated from Palestine.

Bukele's son, Nayib, is the current president of El Salvador.

The mosque community has strong ties with Palestine and recently organized a campaign to collect donations for Gazan support.

In Cali, Colombia, the local Muslim community, led by Egyptian-born Sheikh Amr Nabil, expresses solidarity with the Palestinians during Ramadan.

They pray for them and give lectures about the Palestinian struggle and the conflict's roots.

Nabil believes that only those uninformed or lacking humanity could support Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has also criticized these attacks, and many Muslims in the country support his stance.

The Muslim community in Cali feels the pain of the Palestinians' suffering and uses it as a reminder of global injustices.

Sheikh Abu Yahya, a Mexican-born Muslim leader, expressed solidarity with the Palestinians during Ramadan, calling it the most difficult one for his community in Leon, Mexico.

The community, made up of Mexican converts and Arab Muslims, is focusing on empathy and prayer for the Palestinians.

Abu Yahya and his community have joined local pro-Palestinian efforts to share information and raise awareness amid pro-Israel media campaigns in Mexico.

During lectures, people in Latin America show solidarity with Palestinians after seeing images and information about the victims in Gaza on social media.

The war and resulting hunger are causing great concern during Ramadan.

Shakerat, a speaker, emphasizes the impact of the situation on people in the region.