In Gaza, 'bullies' control gas resources

Each gas cylinder costs around $17 (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Gaza needs around 350 cylinders of cooking gas daily (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Only around 200 cylinders are allowed through Israeli crossings daily (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

'Israel allows gas for 1m inhabitants, as the population was before' (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

'But now there are 1.8 million people in Gaza' (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Temperatures in Gaza can drop as low as 5°C in winter (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Residents are sometimes forced to use scavenged cardboard to heat food (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

The only reliable supply of gas in Gaza is from Israel (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

There are natural gas reserves worth nearly $4bn off Gaza (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

A joint project to develop offshore gasfields has been stalled since 2006 (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

'People are running out of patience' (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

'We are families with children, and can't manage without gas' (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

'We live in the age of tyranny' (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

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