A plume of smoke erupts from a demolition carried out by Israeli forces on a Palestinian building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 24, 2025. Israel on March 18 resumed military operations in the Gaza Strip after a period of relative calm since a January 19 ceasefire with Hamas paused more than 15 months of war, citing deadlock in indirect negotiations on next steps in the truce after its first stage expired earlier in March. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)