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Sally Zeita, 3, stands beside her mother Amani as she prepares a Ramadan dessert at their home in the village Ein 'Arik in the occupied West Bank on March 24. (Tamir Kalifa for NPR)

EIN 'ARIK, West Bank — On a cloudy Sunday in late March, Amani Zeita busied herself in the kitchen, preparing a meal for her family of six to break fast at sundown, still a few hours away.

Her youngest, Sally Zeita, 3, hovered by her legs as Amani cut up meat, washed dishes and pulled ingredients from the kitchen pantry.