A newly released prisoner gestures amid supporters holding phones during a welcome ceremony following the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas since the October 7 attacks, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on December 1, 2023. Hamas is willing to further extend a truce for hostage and prisoner exchanges, a source close to the militant group said on November 30, 2023 and the United States urged Israel to set up safe zones for Gaza civilians as a pause in their deadly war neared expiry. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP Photo)





A displaced Palestinian woman walks past a tent as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Saleh Salem/Reuters)





Palestinians flee from their neighbourhood in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, during the ongoing Israeli bombardment, Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)





A Palestinian child reacts, while people gather to get their share of charity food offered by volunteers, amid food shortages, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Wounded Palestinian children are assisted at Nasser hospital, following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A woman sits with children outside, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strike, shelter in a camp in Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A woman stands inisde a makeshift shelter, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strike, shelter in a camp in Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Palestinian gunmen attend the funeral of Moaz Zahran, at Al-Far'a Camp, West Bank, Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Palestinian health officials say that the Israeli military raided parts of the northern West Bank, sparking clashes with local militants that killed two Palestinians. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)





Palestinians look at a damaged vehicle following an Israeli troops raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, 07 December 2023. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least three Palestinans were injured in clashes with Israeli troops during the raid. (Photo by Alaa Badarneh/EPA)





Palestinians try to rescue a woman stuck under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, December 7, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. (Photo by Mohammed Dahman/AP Photo)





Armed men hold their weapons during the funeral of Palestinian Omar Abu Baker, 16, who was killed in an Israeli raid, near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)





Children stand next to clothes hanging on lines as displaced Palestinians who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes shelter at Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Nasser Hospital to receive medical treatment following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 08, 2023. (Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A displaced Palestinian boy, who fled his family house due to Israeli strikes, looks through the cover of a tent at a camp sheltering displaced people, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Saleh Salem/Reuters)





Members of a Palestinian family who fled Gaza City to Khan Yunis and had to recently flee to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, gather around a small fire, inside a workshop where they found temporary shelter, on December 9, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. – Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on December 9, after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the two-month war. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





Palestinian children look at the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A Palestinian woman crosses an empty street during a general strike in the West Bank city of Nablus, 11 December 2023. Palestinian activists and grassroots organizations have called for a global strike on 11 December to demand an immediate ceasefire amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza.The call for the strike has been given by the Palestinian National and Islamic Forces, a coalition of major Palestinian factions, to Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and supporters across the world to participate in a strike that would include ‘all aspects of public life’ in a show of solidarity amid relentless Israeli attacks. Israeli forces resumed military strikes on Gaza after a week-long truce expired on 01 December. More than 18,000 Palestinians and at least 1,200 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. (Photo by Alaa Badarneh/EPA)





People mourn as they collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on December 11, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. World Health Organisation's Executive Board adopted a rare resolution on access for life-saving aid into Gaza and respect for laws of war, with the UN health chief reiterating an immediate ceasefire as "nowhere and no one is safe" in Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)





Medics carry an injured person during an Israeli military raid in Jenin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)





People mourn as they collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on December 12, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. World Health Organisation's Executive Board adopted a rare resolution on access for life-saving aid into Gaza and respect for laws of war, with the UN health chief reiterating an immediate ceasefire as “nowhere and no one is safe” in Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)