They made a tent out of 3,000 empty tin cans for the displaced people in Gaza

In the tent camp set up in Deir El-Balah in the Gaza Strip, they made a tent with 3,000 empty tin cans to draw attention to the displaced Palestinians.

While Israel continues its attacks on the Gaza Strip, targeting hospitals, schools, and homes without discrimination, thousands of Palestinians are leaving their areas. Some of the Palestinians leaving from the north of the Gaza Strip have been placed in camps established in Deir El-Balah. Palestinians placed in the camp in Deir El-Balah, who are struggling to survive under difficult conditions as the humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza, are also trying to meet their shelter needs with limited resources. Dalia Al-Afifi, who was placed in the camp in Deir El-Balah, made a tent by stacking empty tin cans she obtained to draw attention to the displaced Palestinians. Hanging a banner with “Free Palestine” written in English and Arabic and a Palestinian flag on the tent, Al-Afifi also hung photos of journalists and children who lost their lives in Israel’s attacks inside the tent.

Explaining the idea of ​​setting up a tent with empty cans, Dalia Al-Afifi said, “The idea came to my mind while watching the empty cans distributed in aid to the displaced since the beginning of the attacks.” Al-Afifi said that after sharing the idea with her friends, she formed a team with her engineer friend, saying, “We made the tent with 3,000 empty cans we collected from the surroundings. We wrote messages in English and Arabic on it.”

“After the war, our lives were based on tin cans and tents”
Al-Afifi explained why they preferred tin cans for the tent as follows:
“After the war, our lives became based on two things, the main food of the displaced people being canned products and tents. That’s why I wanted to convey the message to the world that our food is not canned, our homes are not tents, and our beautiful lives were lost due to the occupation. I hope the war ends, we return to our homes, and our children live in peace.”