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An Israeli strike in Syria has killed a senior general with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the military force said, with Tehran vowing retribution.
The incident further raises tension in the Middle East where Iran-aligned groups have escalated attacks since Iran-backed Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering a war with Israel.
Iranian state media also reported the death of Razi Moussavi, describing him as “one of the most experienced advisers” of Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has intensified attacks in Syria, particularly against Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Moussavi is the most senior Quds Force commander to be killed outside Iran since General Qasem Soleimani. A US drone strike in Baghdad nearly four years ago — on January 3, 2020 — killed Soleimani, the Quds Force leader.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed condolences for Moussavi’s death, saying Israel “will certainly pay for this crime”.
The general “was killed during an attack by the Zionist regime a few hours ago in Zeinabiyah district in the suburbs of Damascus,” official news agency IRNA reported, using a different name for Sayyida Zeinab south of the Syrian capital.
Moussavi was “active in the field of providing logistical support to the axis of resistance in Syria,” IRNA said, referring to groups backed by Tehran and arrayed against Israel.
An IGRC statement said a “missile attack” killed Moussavi, and vowed to avenge his death.
The statement noted that Moussavi was a “companion” of Soleimani.
