Displaced Gaza farmers turn to dirt near tents to grow crops
- Israel has devastated 95 percent of Gaza’s farms, engineering starvation and aid dependency, experts warn.
- Gaza City, Gaza – Looking at old photos on his mobile phone, farmer Abu Fares recalled how the Sheikh Ijlin neighbourhood of Gaza City was once renowned for its grapevines, fig trees and seasonal crops.
- The reality today, though, is very different.
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- Israel has devastated 95 percent of Gaza’s farms, engineering starvation and aid dependency, experts warn.
- Gaza City, Gaza – Looking at old photos on his mobile phone, farmer Abu Fares recalled how the Sheikh Ijlin neighbourhood of Gaza City was once renowned for its grapevines, fig trees and seasonal crops.
- The reality today, though, is very different.
Sources: Al Jazeera