Gazze’de bir “çakmak tamir dükkanı”
Ateşkese rağmen İsrail Gazze üzerindeki ablukayı öyle şiddetle devam ettiriyor ki; çakmak gibi basit ve ucuz bir metaya ulaşmak dahi ciddi bir mücadeleye dönüşüyor.
Imagine this, dear reader outside Gaza: this is a lighter repair shop.
Yes, you read that correctly. The kind of disposable lighters that used to cost about 1 shekel for four are now being sold in Gaza for around 50 shekels each, despite their poor quality.
As goods become scarce and prices soar, a new profession has emerged: lighter repair technician. Fixing a broken lighter can cost up to 30 shekels, depending on the problem.
We're not talking about repairing complex electronics or expensive equipment. We're talking about a simple lighter that has become a valuable commodity in a reality where war has turned even the most basic necessities into daily struggles.
This is Gaza...
A place of harsh contradictions, where death, deprivation, and the absence of normal life have transformed the simplest objects into something worth repairing, preserving, and fighting to keep.