![In the palm of her hand: A Palestinian woman in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, displays the dates she is readying for sale on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906270.jpg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1)
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906269.jpg?w=784&h=542&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![In the palm of her hand: A Palestinian woman in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, displays the dates she is readying for sale on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906270.jpg?w=408&h=262&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
In the palm of her hand: A Palestinian woman in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, displays the dates she is readying for sale on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906271.jpg?w=408&h=276&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906272.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906273.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906274.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
![71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_18-Women-in-Gaza-working-at-dates-factory20171018_2_26343792_26906275.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "نساء يدرن مصنعًا لإنتاج عجوة البلح في غزة")
71 women work in a factory to ready dates for use in traditional date cakes in the Gaza Strip town of Deir Al-Balah on 18 October, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]