Defiant Lebanese harvest olives in the shadow of war

This year, he is collecting the harvest against the backdrop of the raging Israel-Hezbollah war. He works in the village of Kfeir, just a few kilometres (miles) from where Israeli bombardment has devastated much of south Lebanon since Israel escalated its campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah in September. "But I'm not afraid of the shelling," Taqi said, as he and other workers hit the tree branches with sticks, sending showers of olives tumbling down into jute bags. "Our presence here is an act of defiance," the 51-year-old said...