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Iran has vowed a “decisive” response after a strike it blamed on Israel killed two of its top commanders and five other officials at its consulate in Syria, in what may be the most dangerous escalation outside of Gaza since the start of the Hamas-Israel war nearly six months ago.
Iranian authorities and state media named senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders Mohammed Reza Zahedi and Haji Rahimi among those killed.
Israel’s military said it does not comment on foreign reports, but its spokesperson said the consulate was a “military building of Quds forces disguised as a civilian building.”
The Quds Force is a unit of Iran’s IRGC responsible for foreign operations.
Here are the latest developments in the region:
Aid workers killed: At least five aid workers, including foreigners, from a team delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli military strike, according to non-profit group World Central Kitchen and authorities in the besieged enclave.
