Rania, a mother of three from the West Bank, farms in the shadow of the separation wall.

Her small plot of zucchini, cucumbers, mint and parsley is the family’s only source of income – when she can reach it.

Soldiers patrolling the wall, a vast concrete barrier dividing the Occupied Palestinian Territory from Israel, often block farmers from accessing their land.

“They don’t let us pick the crops,” Rania says. “And by the time we return, everything is ruined.”

Before the war, she recalls, life was difficult but manageable. Now, it’s “just survival”, she explains. “But I keep going because my children depend on me.”

Rania’s husband used to work inside Israel. But in October 2023, Israeli authorities withdrew work permits from all Palestinians – leaving Rania as the family’s sole prov

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