Clay pots provide cool water for Palestinians in Gaza amid severe power shortages

Clay pots provide cool water for Palestinians in Gaza amid severe power shortages

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22 August, 2024


Clay pots have become a somewhat innovative way to provide cool water for Palestinians in Gaza amid servere power shortages imposed by Israel. With a short supply of electricity and 2.3 million people being driven away from their homes across the coastal enclave, the need for cool water has given a fresh lease of life for traditional Palestinian pottery. But Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has also presented hardships for the potters who today turn the wheels using their feet - instead of with electricity - and shape the clay by hand. Wood powers the factory's kiln instead of fuel. Aside from the difficulties of finding and storing water, Palestinians also face a humanitarian crisis with shortages of food and fuel and the spread of diseases like polio.