(250318) -- JERUSALEM, March 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Eyal Zamir (front C), Israeli military Chief of Staff, and Ronen Bar (front R), head of the Shin Bet internal security service, command the airstrikes in Gaza at the underground operations center of Israeli Air Force, Israel, on March 18, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced early Tuesday he had ordered the military to "act forcefully against Hamas in the Gaza Strip," launching a wave of airstrikes across the Palestinian enclave. (Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Xinhua)