Following the killing of Mohammed Sinwar, the head of Hamas’ armed wing, at a hospital in Gaza in May, a joint operation between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) uncovered an underground command center beneath the hospital. Israeli troops found documents in the command center revealing that Hamas’ military wing had maintained contact with Izadi in recent months, including Sinwar. Correspondence between Sinwar and Izadi planning an operation in which Izadi would arm Hamas with $21 million in weapons followed by an additional $25 million in weapons was found in the command center, the IDF said.
The IDF said later Saturday that it also had killed a second Iranian commander, Benham Shariyari, during a strike on his vehicle in Tehran. Shariyari had been ‘responsible for all weapons transfers from the Iranian regime to its proxies across the Middle East,’ including missiles and rockets launched by Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis at Israel, the IDF said. The IDF described the actions as part of its ongoing efforts to dismantle the military capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist organizations. In a statement, IDF Chief Eyal Zamir emphasized that the elimination of Izadi constitutes a significant blow to the Iranian regime’s weapons supply and terror financing network.