TO GO WITH : Lebanon-conflict-Israel-agriculture-FOCUS by Laya Abou Rahal
Syrian workers sort freshly harvested olives near the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaya near the border with Israel on October 29, 2023. Olive harvesting is a main source of income for villagers, but this year the season has coincided with tit-for-tat cross-border exchanges between Israeli troops and the Iran-backed Hezbollah as the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)