Timeline: From Truce to Collapse — The Erosion of the January 2025 Gaza Ceasefire

Day-by-day timeline (19 Jan 2025 → 18 Mar 2025) — with authenticated sources

Week 1 — Ceasefire begins (19–25 Jan 2025)

19 Jan 2025 — Ceasefire goes into effect.
Ceasefire/hostage-release deal came into effect on 19 Jan 2025 and three Israeli hostages were handed over in the first exchange. Within hours there were reports of lethal strikes and shootings affecting civilians in Gaza despite the truce being announced.

20 Jan 2025 — Early violations reported (day 2).
Al Jazeera live updates recorded multiple incidents: gunfire/shelling and strikes in Rafah and other areas; eyewitness reports noted dozens killed in the days surrounding the truce start and 137 bodies found in Rafah in the immediate aftermath of the opening days. These incidents were reported as ceasefire violations by Palestinian/Gaza authorities.

21 Jan 2025 — Shooting & drone incidents.
Reports recorded Israeli drone/gunfire injuring civilians and several wounded in Rafah; West Bank raids by Israeli forces continued (separate theatre but relevant to overall pause-break dynamics). Gaza authorities reported further violations.

22–25 Jan 2025 — Ongoing localized strikes and shootings.
Multiple news updates through these days documented incidents of Israeli forces opening fire on perceived armed suspects, strikes reported in populated areas, and civilian casualties (including children) in separate incidents the Gaza side labeled violations. (See aggregate live coverage).

February 2025 — Repeated, small-scale violations; cumulative counts appear

Early–mid February 2025 — Shooting, sniper and naval incidents continue.
Through early February the pattern repeated: sniper fire, drone strikes, naval gunfire on fishermen, and shootings at border/return paths were recorded in daily live reporting. International agencies and local logged isolated incidents day.

12 February 2025 — Gaza media office cumulative tally (~265 violations).
Gaza’s Government Media Office released a running tally and by 12 Feb 2025 reported approximately 265 ceasefire violations by Israeli forces since 19 Jan; the figure and related statements from the Gaza media office were reported by regional outlets and archive services. (This count is the Gaza authorities’ cumulative tally.)

Mid–late February — Continued shootings, fishermen attacked, aid constraints reported.
News agencies reported isolated lethal incidents (including children among victims), incidents at crossings and coastal shootings; UN agencies and Gaza authorities warned that restrictions on some humanitarian supplies and entry of shelter items risked violating the truce’s intent.

March 2025 — Escalation and collapse of the truce

1–14 March 2025 — Ongoing hostilities reported in pieces; tensions over ceasefire extension.
Through early March reporting described a tense environment: intermittent strikes/shots, mutual accusations of breaches, and diplomatic efforts to extend or formalize the truce. Media and Gaza authorities continued to log incidents daily.

14 March 2025 — Significant strikes reported (examples).
Mid-March reporting lists specific strikes with civilian casualties (for example in parts of Gaza City such as Zeitoun) that Gaza authorities and human rights monitors characterized as ceasefire violations.

18 March 2025 — Major breach: large-scale Israeli assault that shatters the ceasefire.
On 18 March 2025 Israel launched a large wave of airstrikes across Gaza. International and local reporting described this as a decisive break of the Jan 19 truce. Al Jazeera reported at least 404 Palestinians killed and hundreds wounded in the assault; Reuters reported the strikes “shattering nearly two months of relative calm” and quoted Israeli officials saying strikes followed Hamas’s rejection of extension proposals. This day is widely cited as the end of the Jan-19 ceasefire.

19 March 2025 — UN / Palestinian letter and tallies.
On 19 March 2025 the State of Palestine submitted documentation/letters to UN bodies describing continued Israeli violations and impacts on UN facilities and civilians; UN offices and independent monitors issued statements condemning attacks and documenting the end of the truce. (See the State of Palestine letter and UN office statements.)

Helpful aggregated references (for your citations / bibliography)

Al Jazeera — live coverage and the key pages for Jan 19–20 and the March 18–19 assault.
Reuters — reporting on the March 18 strikes and on incidents during February (aid/access/strikes).
Gaza Government Media Office tallies (reported/archived by regional outlets like SAFA, MiddleEastMonitor and Quds feeds) — e.g., the 265 violations statement (12 Feb).
United Nations documents / statements — State of Palestine letter to UN (19 Mar) and UN Office statements on developments.
ACAPS briefing note summarizing the end of the ceasefire (useful for an analytical summary).

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