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Summary An Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria reportedly has killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Content <p>An Israeli airstrike launched at the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on Monday has killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/conflicts/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps</a>, a Lebanese security source has told Reuters.</p><p>In 2010, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Zahedi, describing him as playing a key role in Iran's support of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.</p><p>Reuters is reporting that its journalists at the scene in the Syrian capital saw smoke rising from the rubble of a building that was flattened in the airstrike. Israel has not confirmed its involvement.</p><p>"We do not comment on reports in the foreign media," an Israeli military spokesperson told Reuters when asked about the matter.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israeli-troops-withdraw-from-shifa-hospital-gaza-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ISRAELI TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM SHIFA HOSPITAL IN GAZA, IDF SAYS</strong></a></p><p>The U.S. Treasury said in 2010 that Zahedi "has also acted as a liaison to Hezbollah and Syrian intelligence services and is reportedly charged with guaranteeing weapons shipments to Hezbollah."</p><p>The airstrike Monday also killed several Iranian diplomats, Reuters is reporting, citing Iranian state media.</p><p>Hezbollah and the Israeli military have frequently been engaged in cross-border skirmishes since the onset of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/conflicts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel-Hamas war</a> on Oct. 7.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-announces-thwarting-massive-iranian-operation-smuggle-weapons-palestinians" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ISRAEL ANNOUNCES THWARTING OF MASSIVE IRANIAN OPERATION TO SMUGGLE WEAPONS TO PALESTINIANS</strong></a></p><p>Israel said in February that it <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-eliminates-hezbollah-senior-commander-terror-group-warns-pay-price" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed a senior Hezbollah commander</a> in a strike carried out in Lebanon.</p><p>The Israel Defense Forces had announced at the time that an overnight airstrike targeting a "Hezbollah military structure" in Nabatieh killed Ali Muhammad Aldbas, a senior commander of the Radwan forces. His deputy commander, Ibrahim Issa, and an additional terrorist were killed in the attack, according to the IDF.</p><p><i>Fox News' Thomas Ferraro and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report. </i></p>

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Hidden blurb --- !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::RSSEntry published: 2024-04-01 16:31:18.000000000 Z entry_id: !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::GloballyUniqueIdentifier is_perma_link: 'true' guid: https://www.foxnews.com/world/senior-leader-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-reportedly-killed-syria-strike title: Senior leader of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly killed in Syria strike categories: - 37bef761-c420-5969-9d1a-1c9e062c0d7c - fnc - Fox News - fox-news/world/conflicts/iran - fox-news/world/conflicts/syria - fox-news/world/conflicts - fox-news/world/world-regions/middle-east - fox-news/world - fox-news/world - article content: <p>An Israeli airstrike launched at the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on Monday has killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/conflicts/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps</a>, a Lebanese security source has told Reuters.</p><p>In 2010, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Zahedi, describing him as playing a key role in Iran's support of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.</p><p>Reuters is reporting that its journalists at the scene in the Syrian capital saw smoke rising from the rubble of a building that was flattened in the airstrike. Israel has not confirmed its involvement.</p><p>"We do not comment on reports in the foreign media," an Israeli military spokesperson told Reuters when asked about the matter.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israeli-troops-withdraw-from-shifa-hospital-gaza-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ISRAELI TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM SHIFA HOSPITAL IN GAZA, IDF SAYS</strong></a></p><p>The U.S. Treasury said in 2010 that Zahedi "has also acted as a liaison to Hezbollah and Syrian intelligence services and is reportedly charged with guaranteeing weapons shipments to Hezbollah."</p><p>The airstrike Monday also killed several Iranian diplomats, Reuters is reporting, citing Iranian state media.</p><p>Hezbollah and the Israeli military have frequently been engaged in cross-border skirmishes since the onset of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/conflicts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel-Hamas war</a> on Oct. 7.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-announces-thwarting-massive-iranian-operation-smuggle-weapons-palestinians" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ISRAEL ANNOUNCES THWARTING OF MASSIVE IRANIAN OPERATION TO SMUGGLE WEAPONS TO PALESTINIANS</strong></a></p><p>Israel said in February that it <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-eliminates-hezbollah-senior-commander-terror-group-warns-pay-price" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed a senior Hezbollah commander</a> in a strike carried out in Lebanon.</p><p>The Israel Defense Forces had announced at the time that an overnight airstrike targeting a "Hezbollah military structure" in Nabatieh killed Ali Muhammad Aldbas, a senior commander of the Radwan forces. His deputy commander, Ibrahim Issa, and an additional terrorist were killed in the attack, according to the IDF.</p><p><i>Fox News' Thomas Ferraro and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report. </i></p> summary: An Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria reportedly has killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran&apos;s Revolutionary Guards Corps. rss_fields: - title - url - summary - categories - published - entry_id - content - image url: https://www.foxnews.com/world/senior-leader-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-reportedly-killed-syria-strike carlessian_info: news_filer_version: 2 newspaper: US general38 macro_region: USA image: https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/04/931/523/Syria-airstrike.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

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