Today, Defense Minister Israel Katz received a morning briefing from Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the IDF, regarding the elimination in Tehran of two high-ranking officials: the commander of Basij, Ghalamreza Soleimani, and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani.

In a video address published by the Ministry of Defense, Israel Katz stated: “The head of government, Benjamin Netanyahu, and I have entrusted the IDF to continue the active fight against the leadership of the terrorist and repressive regime in Iran, constantly cutting off its head to prevent it from growing back.”

The minister continued: “President Trump has emphasized that the composition of Iran’s leadership is changing very rapidly. When morning arrives in Washington, we will inform him that the ‘turnover’ in Iran continues and even intensifies after the elimination of the two most high-profile figures who remained in office.”

“The Chief of Staff just informed me that the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Larijani, and the head of Basij, the main repressive body of Iran, Soleimani, were eliminated last night and have now joined the leader of the annihilation program, Khamenei, and all the eliminated representatives of the axis of evil in the depths of hell.”

Additionally, Israel Katz reminded that the IDF continues to operate actively throughout Iran, striking at regime targets, suppressing its missile capabilities, and dismantling key structures.