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The Israel Defense Forces said it killed a commander of the Quds Force's Weapons Transfer Unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in a strike in western Iran.
Behnam Shahriyari "was responsible for all weapons transfers from the Iranian regime to its proxies across the Middle East in order to directly advance the Iranian regime's plan to destroy Israel," the IDF said.
"Shahriyari also commanded the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars annually to various terrorist organizations," it continued. "Furthermore, he led the extensive effort to finance and arm these terrorist organizations—an effort that has resulted in the deaths and injuries of many Israeli civilians and soldiers."
He was killed while traveling in western Iran, the IDF said.
"His elimination represents a severe blow to the ability of the terrorist organizations surrounding Israel to regroup and strengthen after being heavily damaged by the IDF during the war," the IDF said.
On Saturday, the State of Israel's official X account posted a video tour of a mosque in Haifa that suffered severe damage in an Iranian missile. Amro Hossein, the muezzin of Al-Jarina Mosque, walks through the damage and condemned Iran's actions.
"When [Iran] shot the missile they don't [see a] difference. They don't ask you if you are Muslim, if you are Jewish, if you are Christian, if you are anything," Hossein said. "They attack everyone in this country just for one thing: to smash this country."
Hossein also expressed his faith in Israel's ability to defend itself and to "smash every enemy."
The head of the Palestinian Division in the Quds Force from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian city of Qom, according to the Israeli Defense Forces.
The IDF said Saeed Izadi was also a "key coordinator between the Iranian regime and Hamas, and one of the main orchestrators of the October 7 massacre."
"He was responsible for military coordination between the senior commanders of the IRGC and the Iranian regime with key figures in Hamas," it said.
"As part of his role, Izadi was responsible for increasing the financial funding from Iran to Hamas for terrorist activities against Israel," the IDF said. "During the war, he was also responsible for directing Hamas forces operating from Lebanon. Since then, he has been committed to rebuilding Hamas' military wing and ensuring that Hamas remains the controlling authority in Gaza."
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently made a proposal on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, which was detailed by Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the U.N.
The proposal includes the position that promoting a ceasefire and ending hostilities is an urgent priority, the stance that ensuring the safety of civilians is of the utmost importance, stressing that opening dialogue and negotiation is the "fundamental way forward" and ensuring that efforts by the international community to promote peace are "indispensable."
Cong reiterated Xi's proposal at Friday's Security Council meeting called by China, Pakistan and Russia.
The U.S. Embassy in Iraq
is urging Americans not to travel to Iraq and avoid large gatherings if they must be in the country after US interests in Iraq have been targeted by Iran.
The U.S. State Department maintains a level four "do not travel" advisory for Iraq, saying that Americans should not travel to the country for any reason.
The embassy advises Americans who must travel to Iraq to avoid large gatherings and crowds, keep their phone charged and update their loved ones of their status as well as enrolling in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to receive information and alerts and make it easier to locate them in an emergency overseas.
Americans were also encouraged to prepare a plan for emergencies.
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