Olive oil is a deeply important cultural touchstone for Palestinians, according to a post I saw a day or two ago.

I suppose that it's the livehood of some Palestinians

Obviously the trees were Hamas /s

The cruelty and destruction is the point.

There's been an ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine for almost 100 years. The destruction of homes and livelihood has always been a major component. This is nothing new.

• https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/22/the-olive-tree-symbol-of-palestine-and-mute-victim-of-israels-war-on-gaza
• https://press.un.org/en/2023/gashc4388.doc.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth