Published 16 days ago

Puppet maker turns tins into toys in ruins of war

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DEIR AL-BALAH: On a cinder block work table in the war-torn Gaza Strip, puppet maker Mahdi Karira is busy turning old tin cans into figurines. He hums as he works, knowing his makeshift marionettes will put a smile on the faces of children displaced by the more than six-month war in the coastal Palestinian territory. “These puppets can make things around us beautiful,” he said, surveying his handiwork. Before the war, Karira had a large colle…

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Gaza puppet maker turns tins into toys in ruins of war

On a cinder block work table in the war-torn Gaza Strip, puppet maker Mahdi Karira is busy turning old tin cans into figurines.He hums as he works, knowing his makeshift marionettes will put a smile on the faces of children displaced by the more than six-month war in the coastal Palestinian territory. "These puppets can make things around us beautiful," he said, surveying his handiwork.Before the war, Karira had a whole store of brightly-coloure…

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