Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was “eliminated” in a strike overnight.

There has been no confirmation from Iran regarding Khatib’s reported death.

Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had authorised the military to kill any other senior Iranian official being targeted without the need for additional approval.

Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to defend his cabinet selection to members of parliament in the capital Tehran on August 17, 2024. — AFP/File
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to defend his cabinet selection to members of parliament in the capital Tehran on August 17, 2024. — AFP/File

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