Ruba Shabat Every October, Gazans come together to celebrate the ancient tradition of olive harvest where families, farmers and children experience picking olives. Hundreds of thousands of olive trees have been uprooted during wars imposed by Israeli forces against Gaza. Palestinians held the festival near the buffer zone to condemn the Israeli violations of the agricultural lands in Gaza.
Press TV
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture held a festival to announce the beginning of olive harvest season.
This for sure led to the deterioration of life of farmers.
These Israeli moves are aimed at wiping out Palestinians and everything that belongs to them and their existence.
Israel still prevents farmers from reaching out to their lands leaving them with no other source of income.
In response, Palestinians hold annual festivals as a way to challenge the Israeli occupation. These Israeli violations of Palestinians’ rights led to the decline of living standards in Gaza.
Palestinians call on international community to take actions. Despite the continuous burning and cutting of trees, Palestinians insist on planting trees as a way to resist the Israeli occupation.