By David Williams PUBLISHED: 11:49 EST, 14 November 2012 | UPDATED: 05:21 EST, 15 November 2012 Israel and Hamas waged war on Twitter yesterday as a pinpoint Israeli airstrike blew up the one of the top Hamas military commanders in Gaza. Ahmed Jabari, the most senior Hamas official to be killed since an Israeli invasion of Gaza four years ago, was travelling in a car in Gaza city when it was struck by a rocket and exploded. The entire event was played out online, with Israel and Hamas both using Twitter to provide updates on the latest round of cross-border violence.
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Ahmed Jabari was travelling in a car in Gaza city when it exploded
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Jabari was the most senior Hamas official to be killed since an Israeli invasion of Gaza four years ago
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He has been blamed for a string of bloody attacks, including the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit in 2006
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Islamic Jihad declares: 'Israel has declared war on Gaza and they will bear the responsibility for the consequences'
Hamas said @placeholder had ‘opened the gates of hell’ with the attack.