Gaza: People turn to firewood to survive as energy prices soar
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![Saadeya al-Malaha cooks on a wood-fuelled fire at her home in Gaza City on January 3, 2023.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/ae002680-8d15-11ed-ac93-005056bfb2b6/w:980/p:16x9/m:""/2023-01-05T085922Z_1_LWD015303012023RP1_RTRWNEV_C_0153-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-WOOD.MP4.00_01_53_11.Still001.webp)
With winter temperatures plummeting, energy prices soaring and power cuts a daily occurrence, people in the Gaza Strip are increasingly turning to burning firewood to survive – a trend experts warn comes with an environmental cost.