Gaza’s lighter shortage turns making tea into test of endurance

article author: ANAN TELLO Wed, 2026-07-29 23: 13 LONDON: Palestinians in the embattled Gaza Strip once flicked a lighter or pushed a button to make tea. Now, brewing a single cup can take mother of four Maysa Yousef nearly an hour as wartime shortages turn a simple flame into a luxury. As Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, shortages of gas, a near-total power blackout and tight restrictions on goods entering the enclave have transformed routine tasks into daily struggles. “Before the war we only used lighters occasionally because we relied on gas stoves, which ignited easily using a button, ” Yousef told Arab News. Main category: Middle East Tags: War in Gaza

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