Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate 'powerful' strikes on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country’s military to launch “powerful” airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the fragile U. S.-brokered ceasefire. “Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the military echelon to carry out powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip immediately,” his office said in a statement. An IDF official said the command is a result of Hamas allegedly attacking soldiers in Rafah in an Israeli-controlled area. NBC News has not independently verified this attack. The official would not confirm if airstrikes would be launched Tuesday night. The U. S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for.