Israel Says It Killed Iranian Commander Who Helped Fund, Arm Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces connected Saturday said it had killed an Iranian commandant who for years helped limb and money Hamas connected behalf of nan regime. 

Saeed Izadi, commandant of nan Palestine Corps successful nan Quds Force, was killed early Saturday during an Israeli onslaught successful nan metropolis of Qom. 

Izadi was besides "one of nan orchestrators" of nan Oct. 7, 2023, unprovoked Hamas onslaught connected Israel, according to BBC News. 

"The humor of thousands of Israelis is connected his hands," IDF main Eyal Zamir said successful a statement, calling it a "tremendous intelligence and operational achievement."

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Smoke rises pursuing an Israeli onslaught connected a Tehran lipid refinery, June 15.  (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Following nan sidesplitting of Mohammed Sinwar, nan caput of Hamas’ equipped wing, astatine a infirmary successful Gaza successful May, a associated cognition betwixt nan IDF and nan Israel Security Agency (ISA) discovered an underground bid halfway underneath nan hospital.

Israeli troops recovered documents successful nan bid halfway revealing that Hamas’ subject helping had maintained interaction pinch Izadi successful caller months, including Sinwar. 

Correspondence betwixt Sinwar and Izadi readying an cognition successful which Izadi would limb Hamas pinch $21 cardinal successful weapons followed by an further $25 cardinal successful weapons was recovered successful nan bid center, nan IDF said. 

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The IDF recovered correspondence betwixt Izadi and Hamas successful an underground bid halfway successful Gaza.  (IDF)

"Due to nan intensive efforts of nan Southern Command, nan Intelligence Directorate and nan ISA, these 2 projects to limb Hamas’s subject helping successful nan Gaza Strip pinch precocious weapons worthy tens of millions of dollars did not travel to fruition," nan IDF said. 

Izadi had been sanctioned by nan U.S. and U.K. complete his ties to nan Palestinian militant faction Islamic Jihad, which besides helped scheme nan Oct. 7 panic attacks. 

The IDF said later Saturday that it besides had killed a 2nd Iranian commander, Benham Shariyari, during a onslaught connected his conveyance successful Tehran.

IDF forces are seen operating successful Rafah, a metropolis successful nan Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesman's Office)

Shariyari had been "responsible for each weapons transfers from nan Iranian authorities to its proxies crossed nan Middle East," including missiles and rockets launched by Hezbollah, Hamas and nan Houthis astatine Israel, nan IDF said. 

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"Since nan outbreak of nan war, nan IDF has been moving to dismantle nan subject capabilities of nan Hamas violent organization. The IDF will proceed to enactment against immoderate effort by nan Iranian authorities to limb and money nan violent organizations that frighten nan State of Israel and its civilians," nan IDF said. "The elimination of Izadi constitutes a important rustle to nan Iranian regime’s weapons proviso and panic financing network."