Molokhia cigarettes: Gaza’s toxic alternative to tobacco

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Molokhia cigarettes: Gaza’s toxic alternative to tobacco

The use of molokhia mixed with nicotine has become common as street vendors try to get by. What was once a modest source of income before the war has become increasingly unstable because of Israeli …

The use of molokhia mixed with nicotine has become common as street vendors try to get by. What was once a modest source of income before the war has become increasingly unstable because of Israeli restrictions on imports into Gaza. Israel has not allowed tobacco products into Gaza since the start of its war on the territory - which has so far killed at least 72,000 Palestinians - along with other restrictions on the entry of food and humanitarian aid into the enclave that led to famine last …

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