Ibrahim Al Dabba once owned about 400 beehives spread across hundreds of metres of farmland east of Gaza city.
War destroyed the majority, but when a ceasefire was signed in January 2025, he rushed back, salvaged and repaired 30. He then moved them closer to his family and began rebuilding his beekeeping business alongside his sons – this time on a rooftop.
“I was among the few beekeepers who returned to the profession,” said Mr Al Dabba, head of the Beekeepers’ Co-operative Association in the Gaza strip.
Today, his beehives lie on the…
