Israel launched an assault on Gaza on Tuesday March 18, one a week ago, shattering the fragile ceasefire agreement it had with Hamas. The attack has killed more than 700 people, more than 40% of whom were children, according to figures from Gaza’s Ministry of Health released on Sunday. Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu called the military’s strikes a “return to battle forcefully,” arguing that “heavy fighting against Hamas” is necessary to get the remaining hostages released. CNN received voice notes from Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, a volunteer American pediatric intensive care doctor from UK-based NGO Medical Aid for Palestinians, describing her experience.
