Israel says it killed top Iran commander during attacks on Qom
Israel on Saturday said it had killed a veteran Iranian commander during attacks by both sides in the more than week-long air war, while Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his forces had killed Saeed Izadi, who led the Palestinian Corps of the Quds Force, the Iranian Revolutionarty Guards' overseas arm, during a strike an apartment in the Iranian city of Qom.
Calling his killing a "major achievement for Israeli intelligence and the Air Force", Katz said in a statement that Izadi had financed and armed the Palestinian militant group Hamas ahead of its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which triggered the war in Gaza.
The Revolutionary Guards said five of its members died in attacks on Khorramabad, according to Iranian media. They did not mention Izadi, who was on U.S. and British sanctions lists.
Iranian media said earlier on Saturday that Israel had attacked a building in Qom, with initial reports of a 16-year-old killed and two people injured.
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