Olives, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, but also oranges, mandarins, lemons and grapefruits: they were the pride of the Palestinian growers in Gaza. At least 40 percent of all orchards have already been destroyed by the war. “This needs years to grow again,” says Dutch researcher Wim Zwijnenburg. “Almost everything is broken.”
In addition to people and buildings, Gaza’s economy has also been destroyed: will mandarin trees ever bloom again? | Abroad
