One person has been been confirmed killed after a large explosion shook a central Gaza building used by local and foreign media, including Sky News Arabia.
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said the dead man was Ramaz Harab, one of its senior commanders.
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) later said it had targeted a "hideout" used by senior operatives from Islamic Jihad. It named four individuals, including Ramaz Harab, who were in the building and said they had been involved in firing rockets at Israel.
Health officials said several others were wounded in the attack, which is the second strike on the building in two days.
The IDF accused militants of "cynically (using) those inside civilian-populated institutions as human shields".
Gaza, left, and Ashkelon, in Israel, right, have been targeted The Hamas TV station Al Aqsa is located on the top floor of the building. The third floor took brunt of the explosion.
The building is also said to house communications equipment used by Hamas.
Both sides continued their attacks on Monday as efforts to bring about a truce gathered pace.
Israeli aircraft struck several crowded areas in the Gaza Strip, driving up the Palestinian death toll to above 90 over the six-day offensive, including 50 civilians, according to reports.
Thousands of Israeli troops have been readied for a ground offensive Hamas fighters have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel since Wednesday, including one that hit an empty school in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday.
On the Israeli side, three civilians have died from Palestinian rocket fire since the violence erupted and dozens have been wounded. An Israeli rocket-defence system has intercepted hundreds of rockets bound for populated areas.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Monday that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a truce - a claim denied by Israel - and he called on Israel to initiate a ceasefire because "they started the war".
Speaking at a news conference in Cairo, Mr Meshaal called on rights groups to "expose" Israeli "crimes" and said Gaza-based Hamas would not yield to any Israeli conditions.
Israeli officials said earlier that the country was ready to launch a ground offensive but that it preferred a diplomatic solution.
After an initial lull in attacks on Monday morning, airstrikes escalated as Egypt was trying to broker a ceasefire with the help of Turkey and Qatar. Egypt's prime minister said a peace deal between the two sides could be close.
In Gaza City, thousands of mourners attended funerals of four children who were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike. The missile reduced their home to rubble - the Israeli navy said a wanted militant was hiding inside.
Turkey's foreign minister and a delegation of Arab foreign ministers were expected in Gaza on Tuesday.
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, who is travelling to Egypt, has also called for a truce.
Middle East envoy Tony Blair met Israel's president, Shimon Peres, for talks earlier and said he hoped both sides could find a way to end the violence.
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