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Video: Gaza's farmers struggle to make living on war's front lines

Al-Monitor met with Ahmed Felfel and his wife Jazia at the couple's farm in the Gaza Strip, where they spoke about the impact of war, water scarcity and border closures on their livelihood.

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A farmer works at the Felfel family farm near Beit Lahiya, Gaza, in this undated photo. — Al-Monitor

Ahmed Felfel and his wife, Jazia, had a bad harvest this year.

“The agricultural situation was the worst,” Jazia Felfel said. “All farmers are broke.”

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