Olive Harvest on the Mount of Olives
This year's olive harvest on the Mount of Olives occurred during a ceasefire agreement, bringing a sense of hope for peace.
Monks and nuns have been busy harvesting olives in the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden, where Jesus is said to have spent his last night before being taken to Jerusalem to be crucified.
The area has been affected by the Israel-Hamas war for two years, with missile attacks causing the centuries-old olive trees to shake periodically.
peace that olive branches have symbolized since the biblical story of the dove that brought one back to Noah’s Ark to signify the end of the flood.
The ceasefire agreement has brought a sense of tenuous hope for peace to the region.
Author's summary: Monks and nuns harvest olives on Mount of Olives amidst ceasefire.
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