Eid Sweets Rise From Gaza's Rubble: A Kitchen Keeps Traditions Alive

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Source: Al Jazeera
Eid Sweets Rise From Gaza's Rubble: A Kitchen Keeps Traditions Alive
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In Gaza City, 60-year-old Samira Touman and her daughters bake traditional Eid cookies in a partially ruined home, using a wood-fired oven due to gas shortages, while high ingredient prices and border closures squeeze budgets; they sell to neighbors and online to earn extra income, reflecting on lost pre-war comforts and hoping for more stable conditions as Eid approaches.

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