President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone . Asked about assassinating al-Ja'abari , Regev said the Hamas military leader headed a `` terror military machine . '' Palestinian groups say there were two strikes on Wednesday . An Israeli spokesman calls the attacks defensive after rocket attacks from Gaza . Ahmed al - Ja'abari , the head of Hamas ' military wing , was killed in the first strike .
President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone . Palestinian groups say there were two strikes on Wednesday . An Israeli spokesman calls the attacks defensive after rocket attacks from Gaza . Ahmed al - Ja'abari , the head of Hamas ' military wing , was killed in the first strike .