Roasted Baby Watermelon and Vegetable Fatta

This unusual dish is a specialty of the southern Gaza Strip and neighboring Sinai. Fattit ajir is a family affair (specifically a men’s affair) that can take more than half the day to prepare, as Laila discovered when visiting the Sheikh family, descendants of refugees from Bir el Sabi’ now living in Bani Suhayla. The dish is enjoyed out in the open in late spring or early summer, when baby watermelons are in season. The recipe calls for skewering young, unripe water