Palestinian man Haidar al-Zahar picks up peaches in his vineyard that once neighbored a former Jewish settlement, on the outskirts of Gaza City, June 22, 2020. Picture taken June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nidal Almughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - Vineyard owner Haidar al-Zahar recalls with joy the day in 2005 when Israel removed its settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, part of a withdrawal that few Palestinians thought they would ever see.
"I felt like a prisoner who suddenly found himself a free man," he said.
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