On March 18, 2025, in Gaza City, a woman carried the body of her child to Al-Ahli Hospital following Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, of the 404 people killed on March 18, at least 263 were women or children under the age of 18.
A ceasefire was broken by Israeli military attacks on Gaza, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians. On March 18, the Israeli military launched airstrikes across the entire Gaza Strip. In the most intense attack since the ceasefire took effect on January 19, 2025, Israel stated it was targeting sites belonging to the armed group Hamas. Gaza's Health Ministry reported that over 400 people were killed and hundreds injured in the airstrikes, with more than half of the dead being women and children.
The Israeli military's attacks could signal a full-scale resumption of war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on March 18 that all ceasefire negotiations would take place “under fire.” Hamas warned that Israeli shelling endangered the approximately 20 Israeli hostages still alive in Hamas captivity. The Palestinian militant group has for weeks demanded talks on a second phase of the ceasefire agreement. Both Israel and the United States rejected Hamas' refusal to release the hostages before negotiations to end the war could proceed. They condemned it as not part of the ceasefire agreement and a cause for renewed hostilities. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.
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