from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 18 Mar 10:48
https://sh.itjust.works/post/57002161
Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in strike, Israel defence minister says The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has claimed that Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, was killed in a strike overnight.
“On this day, significant surprises are expected across all arenas that will escalate the war we are conducting against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon,” Katz said during a briefing with military officials, according to Israeli media.
“The intensity of the strikes in Iran is increasing. The Iranian intelligence minister Khatib was also eliminated overnight.”
He added that the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had authorised the military “to assassinate any senior Iranian official … without the need for additional approval”.
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