
As Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed(包围,限制) into an ever smaller slice of the territory, farmers are using every last remaining patch of unspoiled(未受破坏的) earth, no matter how(无论多么) tiny, in their struggle to survive.
随着加沙210万人口被压缩进越来越小的领土范围,农民们正利用每一块仅存的未受破坏的土地,无论多么微小,以求生存。
With severe shortages of water, fertiliser(肥料) and pesticide(杀虫剂,农药), and with more than 80% of greenhouses ruined(毁坏的), it has taken inventiveness and determination to clear land of debris and coax new seedlings into life. Moreover, venturing out into the open to tend to(照料,护理) plants can be deadly.
由于水、化肥和杀虫剂严重短缺,且超过80%的温室被毁,农民们需要发挥聪明才智并下定决心,才能清除土地上的瓦砾,培育新苗。此外,冒险到开阔地带照料植物可能是致命的。
Saqer Abu Rabee’s eldest(最年长的) son and brother were killed while at work(在工作时) growing food for their communities on their small agricultural plots in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. His son Yousef was 24 when he was killed by a drone-fired(无人机发射的) missile in October 2024. Abu Rabee was working in the fields 10 metres from his son when it happened.
萨克尔·阿布·拉比的长子和兄弟在加沙北部拜特拉希耶的小块农田上为社区种植粮食时遇害。他的儿子优素福于2024年10月被无人机发射的导弹击中身亡,年仅24岁。事发时,阿布·拉比正在距儿子10米外的田里干活。