Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has warned Israel of �military escalation� in the Gaza Strip after an airstrike on the besieged enclave left at least one dead and three others wounded.

The movement�s spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said in a Wednesday�statement�that �the Israeli occupation is fully responsible for the recent aggression on the Gaza Strip.�

"Hamas movement warns the Israeli occupation of escalating this aggression," he added.

Earlier in the day, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 31-year-old man, identified as Musa Abu Zuaiter, had been�killed in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Beit Lahia�in Gaza, while three others had sustained injuries.

Senior Hamas�official�Salah Bardawil�said the Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians amount to the regime playing with fire.

The Gaza Strip has been under a crippling Israeli siege since 2007. The blockade, which has cut off the territory from the outside world, has led to an economic and humanitarian crisis in the densely-populated enclave.

Israel has also waged three wars on Gaza since 2008, including�the devastating 50-day aggression�of the summer of�2014.

The offensive began in early July�that year�and ended on August 26 with a truce that took effect after indirect negotiations in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Nearly 2,200 Palestinians, including 577 children, were killed in the onslaught. Over 11,100 others � including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly people � were also injured.

By Press TV