Israel attacked at dawn as displaced people across Gaza were sleeping.

Two-thirds of the People Israel Killed in
Gaza Strikes Were Women and Children
Al Jazeera

(March 19, 2025) — In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Israeli forces launched 100 simultaneous strikes across the Gaza Strip, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 436 people have been killed since the attacks began, including at least 183 children, 94 women, 34 elderly people, and 125 men. At least 678 others have been injured, many critically, with more still trapped under the rubble.

Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, SANAD, identified 23 locations attacked by the Israeli military on Tuesday, from dawn until approximately 2pm local time (12:00 GMT).

Israeli attacks targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip, from north to south, including Jabalia, Beit Hanoon, Gaza City, Nuseirat, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. Areas that had been designated as safe humanitarian zones, including the al-Mawasi area, were also attacked.

In western Gaza City, a group of civilians, including a woman with special needs, was attacked in front of al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital.

Additionally, two schools sheltering displaced families, al-Tabin School in Daraj, Gaza City, and Dar al-Fadhila School northwest of Rafah City, were bombed. At least 25 people were killed.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said people in Gaza were left “terrified, helpless and devastated” following the attacks amid the Israeli blockade of aid and electricity cuts.

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