Israeli Air Strike Kills Hamas Military Chief

Israel has responded to mortars being lobbed from Gaza

Hamas's military chief is dead after an Israeli air strike hit his car, the Palestinian Islamist group has said as multiple Israeli attacks rock theGaza Strip.

Ahmed al-Jaabari, who ran the organisation's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, died along with a passenger after their car was targeted by an Israeli missile.