Israel Air Force fighter jets struck and killed Behnam Shahriyari, commander of the Quds Force's Weapons Transfer Unit (Unit 190) in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IDF said on Saturday.
Shahriyari was killed in his vehicle while traveling in western Iran, more than 1,000 kilometers from Israeli territory.
He was responsible for all weapons transfers from the Iranian regime to its proxies across the Middle East, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others.
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Shahriyari supplied these terror groups with numerous missiles and rockets, many of which were fired at Israel during the war, the IDF said.
Shahriyari's death announced alongside additional IRGC official
Shahriyari's death was announced at the same time as Mohammad Saeed Izadi, the commander of the Palestine Corps within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.Izadi, according to reports, helped finance and arm Hamas in the lead-up to the October 7 massacre. He was reportedly behind the "plan to destroy Israel" by coordinating assaults on Israel from multiple fronts.
