solder

He uses a soldering gun to burn away some of the words and create a series of perforations in the stories.

"It only saves the lives of Israeli solders", he continues - "and publicising it only helps Hamas".

His first job, at 13, was soldering lead at a jewelry maker for 12 hours a day, breathing in the acrid fumes.

Iryna complains that she cannot go out on her own even for coffee "because solders can put a gun at you and say something abusive or order you to please them".

Then comes another one as the assembly line continues, the sounds of sewing, stitching, cutting and soldering echoing off the high ceilings.