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In the blockaded town of Jabalia in Northern Gaza, a determined group of Palestinians has built a rudimentary fuel-extraction plant from scratch. Using scavenged tools and recycled plastic, they've devised a gritty yet ingenious process to create fuel—transforming garbage into a lifeline. With conventional energy sources severely restricted, this DIY innovation is helping communities keep the lights on and engines running in one of the world's most resource-starved regions.
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Palestinians work at a makeshift plant extracting fuel from recycled plastic in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP)
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At a makeshift facility in the Gaza Strip, a group of locals converts recycled plastic into usable fuel. (AFP)
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A Palestinian man fills bottles with fuel, extracted from repudiated plastic at a temporary facility, at a roadside kiosk in Gaza Strip. (AFP)
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Palestinians in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, extract fuel from scrap plastic at an improvised setup. (AFP)
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A man extracts fuel from salvaged plastic in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip. (AFP)
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A boy helps convert waste plastic into usable fuel in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip. (AFP)
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Amid fuel shortages, a group of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip extracts fuel from discarded plastic using improvised methods at a makeshift facility. (AFP)
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Palestinian man pours out extracted fuel at a temporary plant that was obtained from waste plastic in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP)
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A Palestinian man sells fuel made from recycled plastic at a roadside stall in Jabalia, part of Gaza’s growing informal economy. (AFP)
