Gaza man builds race car with rudimentary tools

Despite the stifling blockade on the Gaza Strip, a man from Gaza managed to manufacture a single-seat sand race car in his small shop using rudimentary tools and secondhand spare parts.
Fathi Salman Abu Gharaba is seen driving the "Desert Race" vehicle he built himself, al-Masdar, Gaza Strip.
Fathi Salman Abu Gharaba is seen driving the "Desert Race" vehicle he built, al-Masdar, Gaza Strip, Aug. 5, 2021. - Correspondent in the Gaza Strip
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Fathi Salman Abu Gharaba attracts much attention in the Gaza Strip driving an oddly shaped sand race car that he built himself.

Abu Gharaba, 40, has had a passion for cars and international car races since his early childhood.

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