Gaza Farmers Return to Fields
Farmers in Gaza are reaping the benefits of the latest cease-fire, returning to their borderland farms after years of Israeli occupation — but how long will the peace hold, asks Rami Almeghari from Gaza.
Almost a month has passed since Israel and Gaza-based armed factions agreed to an Egyptian-mediated ceas-fire that ended eight days of intensive Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip.
Part of the cease-fire agreement was that Israel would ease its blockade on the Hamas-held territory. Israel has indeed relinquished control of some farmland within the Gaza Strip that had been used as a buffer zone.
Al-Monitor toured the northern and southern border areas of Gaza, where many local farmers have recently begun returning to their lands after several years of Israeli occupation.
Long-awaited return
