Palestinian kids watch their grandmother, Zahwa Abu Qassem, 73, as she makes date paste using freshly harvested dates after picking them from palm trees, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian woman, Zahwa Abu Qassem, 73, bakes date paste using freshly harvested dates after picking them from palm trees, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian woman sorts freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man carries bunches of freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man sorts freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian woman Miriam Salha makes Qatayef, a traditional desert, during the hloy fasting month of Ramadan, Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 19, 2021. Picture taken April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian woman Miriam Salha makes Qatayef, a traditional desert, during the hloy fasting month of Ramadan, Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 19, 2021. Picture taken April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian woman Miriam Salha makes Qatayef, a traditional desert, during the hloy fasting month of Ramadan, Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 19, 2021. Picture taken April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian woman Miriam Salha makes Qatayef, a traditional desert, during the hloy fasting month of Ramadan, Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 19, 2021. Picture taken April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian woman Miriam Salha makes Qatayef, a traditional desert, during the hloy fasting month of Ramadan, Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 19, 2021. Picture taken April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinians harvest dates from a palm tree amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

A Palestinian man carries bunches of freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians sort freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians work in a dairy factory in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 17, 2018. Picture taken December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian workers pour milk onto a machine in a dairy factory in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 17, 2018. Picture taken December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Mohammad Al-Dirawi, a supermarket owner, gestures at his shop in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 17, 2018. Picture taken December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man works in a dairy factory in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 17, 2018. Picture taken December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian man Anwar Aziza, 32, an unemployed father, shops in a supermarket in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 17, 2018. Picture taken December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian woman sorts freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian women sort freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man carries bunches of freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians harvest dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian farmer carries bunches of freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian woman sorts freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians harvest dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian farmer harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A man looks on as Palestinians harvest dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians harvest dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian woman sorts freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians harvest dates from palm trees in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian farmer carries bunches of freshly harvested dates in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian farmer harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man exercises with dumbbells in a gym in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian man exercises with a dumbbell in a gym in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

People watch as Palestinians participate in a local arm-wrestling competition in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians watch a local arm-wrestling competition in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

People watch as Palestinians participate in a local arm-wrestling competition in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians participate in a local arm-wrestling competition in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian schoolchildren play on the first day of a new school year, at a United Nations-run school in Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian schoolchildren ride a donkey-drawn cart as they make their way to school on the first day of a new school year, at a United Nations-run school in Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinian schoolchildren stand outside their classrooms on the first day of a new school year, at a United Nations-run school in Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

Palestinians dressed in costumes perform to amuse schoolchildren on the first day of a new school year, at a United Nations-run school in Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa