Israel's military on Sunday said it had targeted the home of Gaza's top Hamas leader after a week of fierce exchanges between Israel and the Islamic militant group.

An army spokesman told Israel's army radio that the military targeted the home of Yehiyeh Sinwar, the most senior Hamas leader inside the territory, who is likely in hiding.

Hamas and the Islamic Jihad militant group have acknowledged 20 fighters have been killed since the fighting broke out Monday, while Israel says the real number is far higher.

Footage from the Israeli Defense Forces claims to show the moment the home of Sinwar was targeted by air strike, with black and white footage from the cockpit of the aircraft showing several blasts on what appears to be a residential building in an undisclosed area of Gaza.

With a U.S. envoy on the ground, calls increased for a cease-fire after five days of mayhem that have left at least 145 Palestinians dead in Gaza - including 41 children and 23 women - and eight dead on the Israeli side, all but one of them civilians, including a 5-year-old.

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