A TOP Iranian commander and his deputy have been killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria.
The two high-ranking officials were among four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards wiped out in the attack in Damascus, according to state media.
AFPAt least four members of IRGC have been killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria[/caption]
AFPPictures show a collapsed building, with dozens searching through the rubble[/caption]
ReutersA search for people trapped under the rubble is underway[/caption]
An official said that the building struck was used by Revolutionary Guard officials, adding that the Israeli missiles destroyed the whole building and that 10 people were either killed or wounded in the attack.
Members of the Iran-backed group were reportedly holding a meeting when the airstrike hit.
Confirming the death toll, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps has accused Israel of assassinating its members.
Israel has not taken responsibility for the attack.
Pictures from the attack site show a collapsed building, with dozens searching through the rubble.
There were also “plumes of smoke” seen across different sites in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Security forces have now been deployed around the area – and a search for people trapped under the rubble is underway.
It comes after Israel reportedly killed senior Iranian general Sayyed Razi Mousavi on Christmas Day in Syria.
An Iranian official told state TV that he was working in the embassy in Damascus, Syria’s capital and was struck by an Israeli missile while heading home from work.
And Tehran vowed to seek revenge, swearing that Israel “will certainly pay for this crime”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote on X/Twitter that “Tel Aviv faces a tough countdown”, following his death.
The IDF has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years.
Israel said it targets bases of Iran-backed militant groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Earlier this month, a strike said to be carried out by Israel killed top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.
Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo but was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs.
He was one of the founders of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades – Hamas’ military wing – and headed the terrorist group’s presence in the West Bank.
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has spilled across the region as fears of an all-out war escalate.
Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon have all been dragged into the conflict as have the UK and US.
Notorious Iran has been ramping up its terror funding to proxies like the Houthis and Hezbollah to create havoc in the region.
The US, along with the UK, have been pounding strongholds of Houthi rebels who have vowed to disrupt the world shipping route through the Red Sea in solidarity of Hamas.
ReutersSenior adviser for Iran’s IRGC Sayyed Razi Mousavi was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria on December 25[/caption]
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