FILE – Israeli soldiers stand outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Nov. 22, 2023. The U.S. is “confident” that Palestinian militant groups used Gaza’s largest hospital to hold “at least a few” hostages seized during their bloody Oct. 7 attack and to house command infrastructure, an American intelligence assessment declassified Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, and shared by a U.S. official found. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)