Gaza war, settler attacks ruin Palestinian olive harvest

Published 2024년 10월 20일

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The article highlights the challenges Palestinian farmers are facing in the occupied Palestinian territories due to the ongoing conflict with Israel. In Gaza, the olive harvest is expected to yield only 15,000 tonnes, a quarter of the pre-war yield, due to damage to agricultural areas, supply shortages, and increased pressures on prices. In the West Bank, farmers are confronting issues such as settler attacks and restrictions, with some abandoning their harvests this season. The article also reports a recent killing of a Palestinian woman by Israeli forces during an olive harvest. Despite these challenges, the article emphasizes the cultural significance of the olive harvest to the Palestinian people.

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AL ZAWAYDA, Palestinian Territories: After a year of relentless war, Gaza’s olive harvest is set to suffer, while in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers fear to tend their groves due to settler attacks. For generations, olive harvests have been central to Palestinian life and culture. Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel “We are happy that the olive season has started but we are afraid because we are in a state of war,” said Rami Abu Asad, who owns a farm in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. Workers picking the olives by hand stay alert, listening for drones or warplanes that could bomb without warning. “But it is clearly evident (to Israeli forces) that we are workers and we do nothing else,” he said, noting a sweeping Israeli military operation in Jabalia, less than 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the north. Israel has been at war with Hamas in Gaza since the October 7 attacks last year, which resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, according to ...

Source: Gulfnews