as journalist jon frankel discovered, many israelis were called to reserve duty, leaving the farmingcial losses and in desperate need of workers. >> the people of israel say that they are in a fight for their lives and their land. while at war with hamas, there is another front, right under their feet, a battle to save their crops and a large part of their food supply. some of those killed and kidnapped on october 7th were like these field workers from thailand. they come in 5-year cycles to work on farms across israel. fearing for their safety, many left. >> we used to have 20 workers, thai, that stayed for 5 years. they knew everything about the land and tractors. everything. and then one day we were left with two workers. they decided to stay, the rest went back home. >> liat maimon mahluf helps run her family farm, 40 minutes north of gaza and within rocket range, alongside her husband gidon. the thai workers they came to rely on dominated the agriculture labor landscape. without them, the industry screeched to a halt. can you quantify how much you lost? how much money you may ha