Olive Harvest on Mount of Olives
This year's harvest occurred as a ceasefire agreement was reached, 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 spent his last night before being taken to Jerusalem to be crucified.
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 hundreds of centuries-old olive trees have been affected by the Israel-Hamas war, but this year's harvest brings a sense of hope.
Author's summary: Monks and nuns harvest olives on Mount of Olives amidst ceasefire agreement.
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