Love knows no borders.
When his Egyptian bride was not given a permit to enter the Gaza Strip through the Egypt-Gaza border gate, Palestinian groom Emad al-Malalha, 21, was forced to find another way to bring 17-year-old Manal Abu Shanar to their wedding.
Image by IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / Reuters
On the day of the wedding, Abu Shanar left her country through one of the many smuggling tunnels beneath the Gaza-Egypt border.
Image by IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / Reuters
The young couple, who were engaged six months ago and have only communicated by telephone, made the 550-yard walk through the tunnel amid applause and cheers from their families.
Image by IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / Reuters
Image by IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / Reuters
