Meanwhile, however, an “Israeli intelligence source” told Fox News Wednesday that Deif, was, in fact, killed in an airstrike, along with his wife and daughter, on Tuesday.

Mohammed Deif Photo: Photo: Channel 2

Another Hamas spokesman, in the immediate wake of the strike on the building in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan quarter, referred to Dief as a “martyr,” before insisting that he was still alive, according to Channel 2 News.

Brigades’ rocket crews raged in the wake of the Israeli strike, pouring over 150 rockets into central and southern Israel in repeated barrages as of Wednesday evening. “Israel, in this treacherous action, opened the gates of hell upon itself and it will pay a heavy price. We challenge Israel to reveal the real reason behind the cowardly act they committed when they bombed the home of the Dalou family,” the terrorist group said in a statement released Tuesday, referring to another Hamas military commander who was also a victim of the strike.

Ahmad Dalou, the owner of the apartment building, his wife and son, were reportedly killed in the strike, along with Deif’s family.

Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon are reportedly to make statements Wednesday night, possibly clarifying the conflicting reports as to Deif’s possible demise.