Mud, Wood & Plastic: How Palestinians Rebuilding Their Homes Amid Gaza’s Rubble
With homes reduced to rubble, Palestinians are using mud bricks, wood and plastic sheets to create makeshift shelters and rebuild their lives amid widespread destruction
Palestinian carpenter Alaa Joudah, 39, cuts wood to use for building a new wooden house next to his home, which was destroyed during the war between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Khalil Abu Ramadan, 26, makes clay bricks for building amid a shortage of construction materials in the Gaza Strip, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinians make clay bricks for building amid a shortage of construction materials in the Gaza Strip, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Khalil Abu Deeb, 31, makes clay bricks for building a house amid a shortage of construction materials in the Gaza Strip, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinian youth Julia Joudeh, 11, climbs to her new wooden house, which was built on top of the rubble of her family's home destroyed during the war between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinians make clay bricks for building amid a shortage of construction materials in the Gaza Strip, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinian workers repair a war-damaged shop using fabric as a substitute for construction supplies unavailable in Gaza, in Gaza City, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Young Palestinians build a room with mud bricks as an alternative amid a shortage of construction supplies in the Gaza Strip, in Nuseirat, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinians carry water to make clay bricks for building a house amid a shortage of construction materials in the Gaza Strip, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. | Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
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