Israeli Forces Target Iranian Commander in Syria Attack: Report
Israeli warplanes conducted a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, resulting in the reported death of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander. This incident led to a building being destroyed, as witnessed by Reuters journalists at the scene. Israeli military refrained from commenting, while Syrian state television confirmed the attack. Recent escalation follows Hamas’s attack on Israel, prompting increased Israeli airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria.
Israeli warplanes struck the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, and a Lebanese security source told Reuters a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, had been killed in the attack.
Reuters reporters at the scene in the Mezzeh district of the Syrian capital saw smoke rising from rubble of a building that had been flattened, and emergency vehicles parked outside.
An Israeli military spokesperson said: “We do not comment on reports in the foreign media.”
Syrian state television confirmed the consulate building had been attacked. Earlier, Iranian media reported that a building close to the embassy had been hit, and Iran’s student news agency reported that the target was the consulate and ambassador’s residence.
Since the Iranian-backed Palestinian faction Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Israel has ramped up airstrikes in Syria against Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, both of which support the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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