"Some time ago, an Israel Defense Forces fighter attacked the house of the head of the Hamas special operations headquarters," RIA Novosti quoted the press service of the Israeli military as quoted by RIA Novosti.

It was also reported that Israeli aviation destroyed the house of the deputy head of the Hamas Politburo, Khalil al-Hayi.

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Yonatan Konricus said that 2,800 missiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict, 430 of which fell in the enclave.