Iran has confirmed the killing of the chief of intelligence of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Kazemi, in an Israeli attack.

“IRGC intelligence chief Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi martyred alongside several other commanders in an Israeli aggression on Iran's soil,” Mehr reports.

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in an interview with Fox News that Israeli forces had killed the chief of IRGC intelligence, Mohammad Kazemi, and his deputy, Hassan Mohaqiq.