US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat from Michigan, speaks during a press conference with union leaders and supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 14, 2023. The war began after the Palestinian group's unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel that Israeli officials say killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Israel vowed to destroy Hamas and launched an unrelenting military offensive that has left swathes of Gaza in ruins. The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said 18,787 people have been killed, mostly women and children. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)