This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent Arabia
Farmer Enad approaches the yellow line in Gaza with caution. He stops at the point closest to his cultivated land, focusing his gaze in the hope of catching sight of some green grass that would put his mind at ease about his crops. He interlaces his fingers and fidgets nervously, afraid that he will not be able to return to farming. While Israeli planes bombed Gaza and tanks swept through its cities during the war, Enad was busy cultivating his eight dunams of land (a dunam is around 1,000 square metres), planting mallow, peppers, onions and aubergines. He was conscious that the fruits of his labour would feed the hungry people trapped in the territory.
