Three senior Hamas military commanders have been killed in Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist militant group said.
Hamas named the men as Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum and said they were killed in a bombing of a house in the southern town of Rafah.
Britain is sending a team of NHS medical staff to Gaza to help those wounded in the conflict.
Doctors, nurses and surgeons are among the team set to fly to the region in the next 48 hours to "play a crucial role" in treating the victims of the fighting.
The team will be based with Medical Aid for Palestinians at Al Mokassed hospital in East Jerusalem, before moving into Gaza once access is possible.
The announcement comes after Israeli forces and Hamas clashed in fresh fighting following the end of a three-day ceasefire.
There have been two days of quiet in Gaza. No rockets or missiles, no more destroyed houses, no more ambulance sirens screaming.
A three-year-old girl has been rescued from Gaza and brought to London for life-saving heart surgery.
A small team of NHS doctors and surgeons is travel to Gaza to set up facilities and establish how best to use specialists and equipment.