Israeli airstrike killed three Hamas senior military commanders after the aggression resumed in Gaza strip, militants announced on Thursday.

Hamas identified the killed Hamas leaders as Raed al-Attar, Mohammed Barhoum and Mohammed Abu Shamala. The three died in a bombing which took place in the southern town of Rafah.

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Some reports indicated that the three Hamas commanders were involved in several high profile attacks in Israel and were considered to be at the senior levels of Hamas military leadership.

Israel first targeted the Brigades' top military leader Mohammed Deif last Tuesday but he survived the attack. Unfortunately, his wife and child died when the Israeli offensive struck a multi-storey building in Gaza city, Reuters reported.

According to some sources, the Israeli military gave no response on what constitutes to the killing of the three Hamas senior commanders.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared an all-out effort in pursuing its operations to achieve full security for all the citizens of Israel.

Netanyahu was a bit resistant to return to the negotiations in Cairo which aimed to secure lasting truce after six weeks of war with Hamas militants. Peace talks mediated by Egyptian officials in Cairo collapsed on Tuesday when violence began again between Hamas and Israel.

Israel’s military force said they carried out 20 attacks targeted Gaza in response to Hamas militant’s 213 rockets fired.

Media reports confirmed that at least six other Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks overnight in the northern parts of Beit Lahiya and Gaza City. Several records of building damages and casualties were also reported in other parts of the region.

Based on reports relesed by Palestinian health authorities, around 2,050 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed in the fighting.

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