The Israeli military said that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike on Gaza around three months ago.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Thursday that the strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.
Hamas has not yet commented on the claims.
Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday morning, killing at least six people as their battle with the Hezbollah terror group continues, according to Lebanese authorities.
The Israel Defense Forces said it had conducted a precise air strike on the Lebanese capital, with Reuters reporting witnesses hearing a huge blast.
At least six people were killed and seven wounded, Lebanese health officials said, in what is believed to be the closest an Israeli strike has come to the center of Beirut in this current conflict.
Israel said regular infantry and armored units had joined ground operations in Lebanon on Wednesday following Iran's missile attack against the Jewish state.
Hezbollah said its fighters engaged the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Lebanese soil, reporting ground clashes for the first time since the IDF crossed the border on Monday.
The terror group claimed it had destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks with rockets near the border town of Maroun El Ras.