Tuesday, five militants from the Gaza Strip were killed by Israeli air strikes, even though Egypt was trying to bring Israel and militant groups in the Hamas-controlled territory to a truce.

According to Ynetnews, a missile struck the vehicle, killing all five people from the car. Other people were also injured. The five victims were allegedly Islamic Jihad operatives, a violent Iranian-backed group. The attack happened in the town of Khan Younis.

Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of five and said that other three were injured.

A spokesman for the Islamic Jihad's military wing said that this attack was not going to go unnoticed: “Israeli crime will not be ignored,” said the spokesman, according to Ynetnews.

The explosion happened while Israel and Hamas had almost agreed to cease fire, being encouraged by Egypt. Islamic Jihad said that, as long as Israel respects the truce, they would do the same.

BBC reported that a senior Hamas official said that Israel and militant group Hamas have agreed on a truce which should start Thursday. But Israel didn’t confirm the agreement.

First of all, the violence between Hamas and Israel would have to stop and Gaza’s borders should be partially reopened. Then, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit should be released and the main Rafah crossing into Egypt should also be reopened. Also, the smuggling of weapon should stop, too.