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Palestinian couple grow aloe vera on roof and use oil to make soap

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

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

May 07, 2023

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