The need to keep water cool in Gaza, where electricity is in short supply, has led to a resurgence in the traditional Palestinian craft of pottery. “People are now replacing fridges and cold water in refrigerators with clay pots,” said Bahjat Sabri Attallah, the owner of a pottery factory. He said the industry has experienced increased demand. But the war presents hardships for the potters who today turn the wheels using their feet.

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