A woman sits next to her children inside a shelter at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2024, amid the continuing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October last year, Gaza's 2.4 million residents have endured severe shortages of electricity, drinkable water, food and medical services. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)