‘Life covered in soot’: Gas shortage forces Gaza families to cook over wood

Al Jazeera
March 12, 2026
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Gaza gas shortages force families to cook over wood, causing dangerous smoke exposure.

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Cooking gas shortages in Gaza are compelling families to burn wood and plastic for cooking. This practice exposes mothers and children to dangerous smoke. The documented consequence is that families' lives are "covered in soot."

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