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Palestinians Salama Badwan, 40, and his wife Alaa Badwan, 37, tend to aloe vera plants on the roof of their Gaza Strip home. All photos: AFP -
Ms Badwan extracts oil to make soap at her home in Deir Al Balah -
With scarce opportunities, many are finding alternative ways to make a living -
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The Badwans pose with their aloe vera plants -
Ms Badwan arranges fresh home-made soap -
The Israeli blockade has been in place since Hamas took power in 2007 -
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Palestinian couple grow aloe vera on roof and use oil to make soap
Updated: May 07, 2023, 8:17 AM
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