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Mohammed Abu Rjailia has been forced to wait for more than a month than anticipated to begin harvesting his honey. In years gone by, the beekeeper from Khan Yunis – a city in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip – had begun his harvest around mid-April but this timeline has been drastically skewed by climate change. “Climate change has stunted pollination and has prevented us from harvesting nectar”, Mohammed told The New Arab. “Matters have been made worse by a sharp fall in demand from local customers. Inflation, unemployment and generally dire economic conditions have impacted purchasing…