DHAKA: An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza overnight killed three high-ranking members of Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigades, the militant group said Thursday.

The three members of the Brigades' 15-member military council were killed in a bombing in Rafah in southern Gaza, according to Hamas.

The announcement of their deaths come the day after Hamas said an Israeli strike had killed the wife and 7-month-old son of Mohammed Deif, the head of the military wing. The strike failed to kill Deif, Hamas said.

The militant group, which controls Gaza, gave the names of the dead leaders as Mohammed Abu Shamala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum, reports CNN.

Al-Attar, the commander of the Qassam Brigades in Rafah, is believed to be the most senior of the three.

An Israeli bombing of a house in Gaza killed three senior members of Hamas' military wing, the Hamas says.

BDST: 1350 HRS, AUG 21, 2014