以色列炸死哈马斯领导人后安理会为此召开的紧急会议结束

The United Nations Security Council has ended a late-night emergency meeting after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the top military commander of Hamas Wednesday.

Indian Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, who heads the 15-nation council this month, said in his capacity as Indian ambassador that he hopes the meeting will lead to a de-escalation of violence in Gaza. Egypt and council member Morocco requested the emergency session on behalf of the Palestinians.

Palestinian and Egyptian diplomats has warned earlier that they may send ground forces into Gaza.

An Israeli missile killed Ahmed al-Jaabari Wednesday as he drove in a car in Gaza City.  Israel is warning other Hamas members not to "show their faces above ground" in the next few days.

The attack was part of a wave of airstrikes against Islamic militants in Gaza which Palestinians say has killed at least 10 people. It was a direct response to almost daily Palestinian militant rocket strikes on Israel.

The militants retaliated with another barrage. Israel's missile defense system intercepted 13 rockets with at least one falling in the town of Beersheba. No one was hurt.