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Israel says it has eliminated another top Iranian commander

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Israel says it has eliminated another top Iranian commander

The Israeli military has said it has "eliminated" Saeed Izadi, an Iranian commander in the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

In a statement on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its air force targeted and killed Izadi "in a hideout in the heart of Iran, after many attempts," CNN writes . 

"Izadi was responsible for military coordination between senior IRGC commanders and the Iranian regime with key figures in the Hamas terrorist organization," the IDF said.

Izadi is sanctioned by the United States and, according to the UK government, is the head of the Palestinian branch of the Quds Force.

Iranian state media reported earlier on Saturday that an attack on a residential building in the central Iranian city of Qom killed two people and wounded four others.

What is Quds? The Quds (Jerusalem) Force is a branch of the IRGC responsible for operations outside Iran and is tasked with coordinating with allied militant groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

Defense Minister Israel Katz described the attack on social media as a "major achievement for Israeli intelligence and the Air Force," accusing Izadi of helping plan Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.

Since October 7, Israeli government officials have been trying to emphasize Hamas's ties to Iran. After the attack, the United States said that Iran was surprised by the attack itself and that the United States had no direct evidence linking Iran to the planning and execution of the attack. Both Israel and the United States have said that Iran is largely to blame because of its historical support for the group.

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