[Link contains dramatic photos of recent airstrikes and damage from the Daily Mail]
Israel has reportedly killed a Hamas commander in a series of airstrikes amid reports it is planning to invade Gaza following a series of skirmishes with Palestinians.
A military statement said that commander Hamed Ahmed Abed Khudri had been killed in a targeted air strike on his car on Sunday.
Khudri was reportedly responsible for transferring funds from Iran to armed factions in Gaza. Palestinian witnesses said he was killed in an air strike on his car.
Four Israelis and 22 Palestinians, including two pregnant woman and an infant, have died so far in air strikes which began as Palestinians fired 600 rockets across the border on Friday.
It comes as Israel's ground troops are reportedly preparing to siege the Gaza perimeter.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas, the dissident group which rules Gaza, is paying a 'heavy price' for its attacks on his country.
And he has ordered a large military corps up to the besieged enclave as the month-long ceasefire is left in tatters.
In a statement to his cabinet this morning, Mr Netanyahu said: 'I instructed the military this morning to continue its massive strikes on terror elements in the Gaza Strip and ordered it to reinforce the troops around the Gaza Strip with tanks, artillery and infantry force.'
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