Gaza farmers destroyed flowers amid lockdown
The state of emergency imposed on the Gaza Strip due to the coronavirus pandemic has not spared the flower cultivation sector.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Ghazi Hijazi's farm in Rafah, in the northern Gaza Strip, is the last standing rose farm in the besieged enclave. The farm is struggling to survive since local sales have dried up. The Hamas-ruled government in Gaza has imposed a lockdown as part of precautionary measures announced March 22 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
Flower businesses and other enterprises in Gaza have struggled under Israel's yearslong blockade.
