"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed. Khatib is a close ally of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has not yet confirmed Khatib's death. Khatib's killing would be the latest assassination of a high-level Iranian official by Israel, after the deaths of Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, and the head of the paramilitary Basij unit, Gholamreza Soleimani."
"Iran launches missiles with multiple warheads at Israel in retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani. The Iranian missile attacks kill at least two people in central Israel. Israel launches more strikes on Beirut, killing at least 12 people. The US says it used 'bunker-buster' bombs against Iranian missile sites along the strategic Strait of Hormuz."
Israel announced the killing of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, though Iran has not confirmed his death. Khatib, a close ally of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be the latest high-level Iranian official assassinated by Israel, following the deaths of security chief Ali Larijani and Basij head Gholamreza Soleimani. The killing occurs amid intensifying US-Israeli military operations against Iran, which began in late February with the assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei. In response, Iran launched missiles with multiple warheads at Israel, killing at least two people. Israel conducted additional strikes on Beirut, resulting in at least 12 deaths. NATO deployed additional Patriot missile systems to Turkey's Incirlik base.
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