This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising from buildings after being hit by Israeli strikes, as battles resume between Israel and Hamas militants, on December 1, 2023. (Photo: AFP)
Israeli soldiers are seen near the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. during a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Syrians walk through destruction in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, on Apr. 16, 2018. (Photo: AP/File)
Gabriela and Mia Leimberg, rear, talking with family from a meeting point in Israeli territory after being released by Hamas, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo: AP)
A newly released Palestinian prisoner is greeted during a welcome ceremony in Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo: Kenzo Tribouilard/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with new French Consul General to Erbil Yann Braem, Nov. 29, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Futoshi Matsumoto, Nov. 29, 2023. (Photo: Futoshi Matsumoto/X)
US army soldiers stand at an observation point during the “African Lion” military exercise in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco, June 18, 2021. (Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP)
Swedish, and NATO flags are set up prior to the signing ceremony of the law ratifying the NATO Protocol on Finland and Sweden’s membership in Gdynia, Poland, in July 22. (Photo: AFP)
