epa11032356 Smoke rises above Shejaia in the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli army shelling, as seen from Be'eri, Israel, 16 December 2023. 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. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
