Tel Aviv [Israel], April 6 (HBTV): The Israeli Air Force (IAF) said on Monday that it eliminated the IRGC’s intelligence head in overnight strikes in Iran.
Sharing details in a post on X, the IAF said, ‘Guided by precise intelligence from Military Intelligence, the Air Force struck overnight in Tehran and eliminated Majid Khotam-Khasini Khademi — Head of the Intelligence Organisation of the Revolutionary Guards.’
According to the IAF, Khademi was one of the most central commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and had accumulated years of military and security experience.
The post noted that he was appointed to the role following the elimination of Mohammad Khotami in Operation ‘With a Lion Cub’.
In his role, Khademi was responsible for gathering intelligence to compile assessments for the regime’s senior leadership during Operation ‘Roar of the Lion’, the IAF said, adding that he was a key figure in the campaign.
‘The intelligence he gathered was used to advance and execute terrorist acts. In addition, Khademi acted to promote terrorist acts against the State of Israel and toward Jews around the world and took part in attempts to strike American targets, and was even tasked with monitoring Iranian citizens as part of suppressing internal protests in Iran,’ the IAF said.
The IAF added that Khademi’s elimination is part of a broader operation in which multiple commanders of the Iranian regime have been targeted.
As the security situation develops in the region, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also said on Monday that it has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut.
In a separate operational update from Lebanon, the IDF said its Nahal Reconnaissance Unit eliminated the militants responsible for the deaths of Captain Noam Madmoni, First Sergeant Ben Cohen, First Sergeant Maxim Antis, and First Sergeant Gilead Harel.
According to the IDF, the militants were killed in close-quarters combat, and subsequent intelligence confirmed their involvement in the deaths of the soldiers.
The IDF further stated that, as part of efforts to target Hezbollah infrastructure and strengthen its forward defence line, the Air Force has in recent days identified and struck launchers and weapons caches concealed within buildings and civilian infrastructure in several areas in Lebanon.
Amid ongoing developments in West Asia and the Gulf region, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares spoke with his Qatari counterpart, with both sides emphasising the need to protect civilian and energy infrastructure and calling for de-escalation.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out the 97th wave of Operation True Promise 4, targeting US-Israeli positions, according to state broadcaster Press TV. (ANI)