The Israel-Hamas war has plunged Israel’s agricultural heartlands into crisis.
Ido Gilad, 17, drops off a bag of pomegranates he picked while volunteering on a farm in Ashkelon, Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The Israel-Hamas war has plunged Israels agricultural heartlands into crisis. Near Gaza, the military has banned all farming within 4 kilometers of the border fence and tightly monitors farmers whose lands lie just outside the no-go zone.
The bulk of the country's leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers come from the area, according to the Israel Farmers Association’s general-secretary, Uri Dorman. Meanwhile, farms in the north produce 40% of the country's sub-tropical fruit and 70% of its eggs, the Agriculture Ministry said.
For Chivivian, the farm he spent his whole adult life building is now his second priority. First is paying for the home in Jerusalem where his wife and six children have been staying since they evacuated Yated. Before the war, roughly half of Israel's agricultural workforce was composed of foreign and Palestinian labor. Since the war erupted, Israel has barred Palestinian laborers from the West Bank from reaching their jobs. A fifth of the foreign workforce has fled the country, and many more have left their jobs.Volunteer efforts enlisting thousands of people have sprung up across the country to fill the gaps.
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