Israel has claimed to have targeted and killed a regional commander from one of Iran’s ballistic missile units.
Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday.
“In a precise strike in the Kermanshah area, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated Makram Atimi, the Commander of a central missile unit in western Iran,” the statement from the IDF said.
According to Israel, it would continue to eliminate commanders of Iran’s ballistic missile array.
“Atimi was responsible for the unit’s operations in the Kermanshah region in western Iran and carried out dozens of ballistic missile launches toward the State of Israel,” the IDF said.
At the time of filing this report, Iran has not confirmed Atimi’s death.
War: Israel assassinates regional commander of Iranian Ballistic Missile Unit
