Where does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire stand now? Here's a timeline on the latest developments
Israel pushes further into Gaza on ground as Hamas fires at Israel, calls to halt Israeli offensive
The first phase of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza crumbled earlier this week after Israel pounded the enclave with heavy airstrikes — the deadliest since the truce was signed.
The latest violence has left at least 600 Palestinians dead so far this week, many of whom were women and children. UNICEF says Tuesday's attack was the largest single-day death toll of children in the last year.
But the assault wasn't the first violation of the ceasefire over the last two months.
Israel has warned that Tuesday's strikes were "just the beginning," launching a ground invasion into central and southern Gaza on Wednesday and expanding into north of the enclave Thursday.
While Israel has not formally declared an end to the January ceasefire agreement with Hamas, Tuesday marked a turning point in the region, threatening to renew full-scale warfare.
Here's a timeline of key dates since the ceasefire deal was signed:
Jan. 15
Negotiators reach a deal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of conflict.
The three-phased deal includes hostage and prisoner releases while delaying talks on Gaza's future to a next stage of the truce.
Jan. 19
Hamas frees a first batch of hostages as Phase 1 of the ceasefire agreement — a 42-day period — comes into effect.
Israel also releases a first batch of Palestinian detainees in the following hours.
Feb. 4
After only a couple weeks in office, U.S. President Donald Trump declares his intent for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East," as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire continues to hold.
Feb. 10
Hamas threatens to stop hostage releases, accusing Israel of failing to respect stipulations in the agreement surrounding aid deliveries, but later says they will be released as scheduled.
Israel also accuses Hamas of breaching the agreement, saying Hamas had fired a rocket from Gaza that landed in the enclave. Hamas denies the allegations, saying it was an unexploded Israeli ordinance that had ignited and fired into the air while it was being moved away from a residential area.
March 1
The first phase of ceasefire expires without agreement on a second phase. Israel says first phase should be extended with further hostage releases. Hamas says original deal should be continued, with second-phase talks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel can return to fighting after the 42-day period is over if "it feels that the negotiations are ineffective."
March 2
Israel cuts off aid from entering into Gaza as a pressure tactic.
Hamas calls Israel's move a "cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack" on the truce deal.
March 4
Arab leaders adopt an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza estimated to cost $53 billion US that would avoid resettling Palestinians, in response to Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take ownership of the enclave.
March 9
Israel cuts off its electricity supply to Gaza, drastically reducing operations at a water desalination plant that provides clean drinking water to much of the population.
March 18
Israel says it will use force to free remaining hostages in Gaza and resumes intense airstrikes on Gaza that Palestinian health authorities say kill hundreds.
Fifty-nine hostages are still being held in Gaza, with 24 of them believed to be alive.
March 19
Israeli forces resume ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, forcing Palestinians in those areas to evacuate as airstrikes pound the enclave.
Hamas responds to the ground operation, calling it a "new and dangerous violation" to the ceasefire deal and calls on mediators to urge Israel to halt.
Israel warns that the onslaught a day earlier that killed more than 400 people was "just the beginning," with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying in a video statement Wednesday that if the remaining hostages are not released, "Israel will act with force you have not yet seen."
Renewed attacks on Gaza trigger protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv accusing the current administration of continuing the conflict for political reasons and calling for the remaining hostages to be released.
March 20
Israel cuts off access to a main Gaza highway that civilians use to travel or evacuate between the north and south, as airstrikes continue to pound the enclave killing dozens of people.
Hamas fires three rockets at Israel without causing casualties.
The Palestinian militant group says that talks with mediators were ongoing to halt the Israeli offensive on Gaza, urging Israel to abide by the ceasefire deal and reiterating its commitment to the deal that was signed in January.
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, opponents of the move to sack Shin Bet head Ronen Bar join forces with protesters angry at the decision to resume fighting in Gaza.
The war was sparked after a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, killed about 1,200 people and took some 250 others captive, according to Israeli tallies.
Israel responded with a military campaign in which more than 49,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza health officials. Thousands more are feared still buried and uncounted under the rubble.
With files from Reuters and The Associated Press