With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated and the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity and resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them. As no diesel or gasoline is allowed into the Gaza Strip, citizens have come up the successful idea of converting plastic into diesel and gasoline to be used for means of transportation.

In the west side of war-torn Gaza City, Unicorn Riot was given a tour of the makeshift processing center where plastic waste is melted into diesel. “The country needs diesel—it needs to move,” said 22-year-old worker Saad Abu Ajwa, “if diesel doesn’t come in, everything stops. Hospitals shut down, clean water stations stop, transportation halts. This work is not a choice—it’s a necessity.”

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