Molokhia cigarettes: Gaza’s toxic alternative to tobacco
Summary
In Gaza City, some people are making cigarettes from molokhia leaves instead of tobacco because real tobacco has become very expensive and hard to find. Molokhia leaves are usually used in cooking, but here they are crushed and mixed with liquid nicotine to make a cigarette.Key Facts
- Molokhia is a plant leaf usually used for making stew in Gaza.
- People in Gaza are now making cigarettes from dried molokhia leaves.
- Liquid nicotine is added to molokhia leaves before rolling them into cigarettes.
- Traditional tobacco cigarettes now cost about 100 shekels ($34) each in Gaza.
- High prices and shortages are caused by the ongoing war and inflation.
- Many people are unemployed due to the war, making tobacco unaffordable.
- Some smokers are forced to use molokhia cigarettes as a cheaper, limited option.
- These molokhia cigarettes are not a safe or true substitute for tobacco.
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