Israel says it killed a top commander from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The militants are said to have responded by firing rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. <br />''<br />''Media reports say the killing of Baha Abu Al-Atta in his Gaza home looked likely to pose a new challenge for Gaza's ruling Hamas faction, which has mostly tried to maintain a truce with Israel since a 2014 war. Israel said Al-Atta had carried out a series of cross-border attacks and was planning more.<br />''<br />''Islamic Jihad said Al-Atta's wife was also killed in the blast that ripped through the building in Gaza City's Shejaia district before dawn. Two people were wounded.<br />''<br />''Syrian state media said in the most serious escalation in months, an Israeli missile attack also targeted the home of an Islamic Jihad official in Damascus, killing two people including one of his sons.<br />''<br />''Islamic Jihad said the target was the home of political leader Akram Al-Ajouri. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Israeli media reported that some of the rockets were intercepted.<br />