Israeli Airstrike in Damascus Kills Senior Iranian Military Commander

Multiple reports indicate that Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior Iranian military commander overseeing covert operations in Syria and Lebanon, was killed in an aerial bombing of the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus on April 1. The Israeli military has not confirmed the attack or Zahedi's death but four unnamed Israeli officials acknowledged that Israel was responsible for the strike. The attack also reportedly killed at least six other individuals, including another Iranian general and several officers. Both Syria and Iran blame Israel for the attack, with Iran vowing a "decisive response." The Iranian embassy's consular annex was destroyed in the bombing.