Israeli soldiers eat watermelon on the top of a tank near the Israel-Gaza border
Israeli soldiers were seen eating watermelon on top of a tank near the Israel-Gaza border in Israel. The watermelon has become a symbol of public expression for Palestinians, as the Palestinian flag was banned by Israel until the Olso Accords in 1993. This led to the locally-grown watermelon, colored in red, green, white, and black, becoming an alternative symbol in Palestinian iconography.