Israel announced on Monday that it had killed senior figures from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, in a new escalation that underscores the widening confrontation between the two sides.

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said that Majid Khademi, the head of intelligence for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, had been killed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the operation, describing it as a significant blow to what he called “Iran’s axis of evil.”

Unit 840 commander also targeted

Netanyahu also confirmed the killing of Yazdan Mir (Asghar Bagheri), who reportedly led Unit 840, the covert operations branch of the Quds Force. He claimed Bagheri had been responsible for coordinating attacks against Jews and Israelis worldwide.

In a statement, the Israeli military said the strike was carried out based on precise intelligence guidance and took place during an overnight raid in Tehran.

According to the statement, Bagheri had led Unit 840 since 2019 and played a central role in planning attacks against Israeli and American targets in multiple arenas, including Syria and Lebanon.

Khademi’s death seen as a major intelligence blow

Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard confirmed earlier in the day that Majid Khademi had been killed in what it described as a U.S.-Israeli attack.

Khademi had taken office in 2025 and was considered one of Iran’s key security figures, having held senior roles in counterintelligence, internal monitoring and internal security protection.

The Revolutionary Guard Intelligence Organization is regarded as one of the most powerful security institutions in Iran, playing a major role in internal surveillance and countering foreign influence.

Escalation continues amid growing threats

Netanyahu said Israel would “continue fighting with full force on all fronts” until what he described as the Iranian threat is removed, vowing to hold accountable anyone involved in directing attacks against Israel.

Iran has not yet issued a full response detailing how it plans to retaliate. However, analysts say the latest strikes could push the confrontation into a far more dangerous phase of direct military escalation between the two countries.