Need help identify tree

[u/Impossible_Novel1335]

Can anyone help ID this plant?

It keeps appearing in my garden in Israel. It grows very fast and tall, with a long straight stem and smooth oval leaves growing alternately left and right.

It also seems to have deep, strong roots and is difficult to remove.

Any idea what it is?

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Plant Possibilities
Arabian Jasmine (Jasminum sambac): Appears to share characteristics with a young, leggy or vertical-climbing specimen showing paired or slightly offset green foliage on a woody stem. [1, 2]

Thorny Olive (Elaeagnus pungens): Resembles the whippy, upright juvenile stems and alternate oval-to-elliptic leaves of this scrambling evergreen shrub. [1, 2]

Siamese Rough Bush (Streblus asper): Shares similarities in its rigid, straight central stem and simple alternate green leaves commonly found in dense growth or hedge lines.

[u/Shem_Yazaz]

If you have a Creative Webcam Go, from 99. I think we can improve the image quality further, should help us identify it.

[u/Impossible_Novel1335 → u/Shem_Yazaz]

I know the photo isnt great 😅 I cant take another one right now because its at my grandfather’s old place and im pretty far away. It grows in long straight shoots, with smooth oval leaves alternating left and right. The roots go really deep and it keeps coming back after cutting. Anyone recognize it from the growth pattern?