A woman from the Palestinian Ashour family holds the body of a baby as others mourn, on December 14, 2023, at Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israeli leaders said on December 13, they intend to press ahead with the Gaza Strip war against Hamas, despite coming under increasing international pressure, including from key ally the United States. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)