Israel has assassinated the commander of Islamic Jihad's rocket launch forces in the Gaza Strip in an overnight airstrike, dampening hopes of a swift ceasefire as fighting continued for a third day.

The Israeli military said it targeted Islamic Jihad commander Ali Ghali inside a safehouse with a predawn airstrike that also killed two other militants from the same group.

His death was also confirmed in a statement by Islamic Jihad, the second largest militant group in the Gaza Strip, which said he was killed in the southern Gaza Strip.

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