Olive Harvest on Mount of Olives
This year's olive harvest on the Mount of Olives occurred amidst a ceasefire agreement, bringing a sense of hope for peace.
Monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden, where Jesus is said to have spent his last night before being crucified.
The Israel-Hamas war has affected the Holy Land for two years, with missile attacks causing damage to the centuries-old olive trees.
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 hope for peace to the region.
Author's summary: Monks harvest olives on Mount of Olives amidst ceasefire.