An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed an official in the Hamas-led government, Mubarak al-Hassanat, Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Al-Hassanat was also the leader of the Hamas-linked Nasser Salahuddin brigades. His car was travelling on the beach road, South of Gaza City near the al-Zahra junction when it was shelled by the Israeli airforce. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokesman's office said the vehicle's passengers were members of a group which had launched Qassam rockets into Israel.One person was wounded in the attack, reportedly the passenger travelling with Hassanat, Palestinian medical officials were quoted as saying.