Separate Israeli air attacks have killed a commander and two other members of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip, reports say.
Field commander Khalid Shaalan was attacked overnight because of his role in firing long-range rockets into Israel at the weekend, Israel said.
A second strike hit a group of Islamic Jihad militants, killing two and injuring one, Palestinian sources said.
Violence has flared sporadically since the truces called over Gaza in January.
Mr Shaalan was killed and his deputy commander was seriously injured in a missile attack on Wednesday evening in the north of the strip, Palestinian and Israeli sources report.
At least four people were also injured when a missile hit the two men's vehicle in the town of Beit Lahiya.
An Israeli army spokesman said Mr Shaalan had been "targeted and killed" for his involvement in recent rocket attacks on the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
An Islamic Jihad spokesman vowed to "avenge this aggression", AFP news agency reports.
Israel has not confirmed the later attack in the central part of the strip, close to the Israeli border.
The three men had been returning home together after a night spent on patrol along the border, Islamic Jihad was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7925254.stm
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