# Gaza workers salvage iron bars from destroyed buildings for shelters and furniture

https://mins.news/en/video/25742

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-19 04:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1EglvyOLj0

> As a continuing blockade restricts construction materials from entering Gaza, residents are recovering iron bars from destroyed buildings. They process and reshape the metal to make makeshift shelters, bathrooms and household furniture.

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