
Palestinians turn to communal ovens to bake bread in Gaza
If there is little else to feed the children, the bread itself becomes the meal.“One piece of dough can keep my children going for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” she said.Azza is from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, an area destroyed by Israel during its genocidal war. The family was first displaced to southern Gaza, before eventually settling at Cairo School in western Gaza City. It has been turned into a displacement centre where they have lived for around a year.She is now responsible for managing the household and caring for all five children.“I have been managing a family on my own for three years,” she said.
- ▪If there is little else to feed the children, the bread itself becomes the meal.“One piece of dough can keep my children going for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” she said.Azza is from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, an area destroyed by Israel
- ▪The family was first displaced to southern Gaza, before eventually settling at Cairo School in western Gaza City.
- ▪It has been turned into a displacement centre where they have lived for around a year.She is now responsible for managing the household and caring for all five children.“I have been managing a family on my own for three years,” she said.
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Features|Israel-Palestine conflictPalestinians turn to communal ovens to bake bread in GazaAmid Gaza’s food crisis, bread remains a staple as displaced families utilise communal ovens to save on costly fuel and cooking.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveShare Palestinians turn to communal ovens to bake bread in Gaza on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAzza Ashour kneads dough in her tent at a school shelter in Gaza, preparing bread for her five children [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]By Maram HumaidPublished On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Every morning, Azza Ashour kneads dough for her five children before carrying it to a communal oven at the school where her family has been sheltering.The 31-year-old mother has…
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