In an old bathtub, plastic buckets, a tin can and other containers of all shapes and sizes foraged from the debris left by nearly a year of war, Mohammed Qomssan and his family grow the vegetables that are now a rare luxury in Gaza.
Their aubergines, jute, rocket and peppers are unlikely signs of green plant life in the Jabalia refugee camp – a once-bustling neighbourhood reduced to a landscape of concrete rubble and cratered roads by two Israeli Defense Force (IDF) ground operations.
Qomssan’s family started their horticultural efforts after returning in mid-June from their second time being displaced by attacks to find only two habitable rooms left in their house.
It’s always done that. It’s weird, though. MBFC doesn’t appear to actually have a page where they rate themselves. The link just goes to their homepage.