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The deadly airstrikes shattered a period of relative calm and raised the prospect of a return to all-out war.
March 18, 2025Updated 11:22 a.m. ET
Israeli forces on Tuesday launched the largest and most deadly attacks on Gaza since a cease-fire with Hamas that began roughly two months ago. The barrage killed hundreds of people, according to health authorities in the enclave.
As of midday Tuesday, it remained unclear whether the strikes were a brief attempt to force Hamas to compromise in cease-fire talks or the beginning of a new phase in the conflict.
What happened with the latest strikes?
Jabaliya
Israel carried out
deadly airstrikes
across Gaza.
GAZA STRIP
Nuseirat
ISRAEL
Israel called for residents
to evacuate areas in red,
emphasizing two zones
in particular.
Rafah
5 Miles
Jabaliya
Israel carried out
deadly airstrikes
across Gaza.
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
ISRAEL
Nuseirat
Netivot
Israel called for residents
to evacuate areas in red,
emphasizing two zones
in particular.
Ofakim
Rafah
EGYPT
5 Miles
Just before 2:30 a.m. local time, the Israeli military announced that it was conducting “extensive strikes” on Hamas targets. At least 400 Palestinians, including children, were killed in the strikes, according to the Gaza health ministry. The ministry’s figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Hamas publicly announced the deaths of at least five senior officials among the group’s Gaza leadership. Two were officials in the group’s political bureau, and three others — including Bahjat Abu Sultan, the director of Hamas’s feared internal security agency — held senior security roles.
