The IDF killed two senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) in separate strikes over the past day, the military confirmed on Monday.
The Imam Hussein Division's artillery commander, identified by the IDF as Kamil Melhem, was killed in the first strike.
The Imam Hussein Division is a military force underneath the IRGC-QF that acts to "strengthen the 'Axis of Resistance' and execute terror attacks against the IDF and Israeli civilians," the IDF stated.
As part of his role as the division's artillery chief, Melhem directed and oversaw artillery launches targeting Israel and the IDF, and also took part in weapons procurement for the Islamic regime. He also served as Hussein's chief of staff, the IDF noted.
Several other members of the IRGC-QF division, including senior aids to Division Commander Yahya Hussein, were also killed in the strike.
IDF kills leader of IRGC-QF's Unit 840, responsible for global terror operations
In a second Sunday strike, the IDF killed the head of the IRGC-QF's Special Operations Unit, known as Unit 840, which is responsible for global terror operations against Israelis, Americans, and Jews across the world.
The unit's commander, Asghar Bagheri, led the unit since 2019 until the Israel Air Force assassinated him on Sunday.
As part of his role, he planned and advanced terror attacks to be carried out within Israel itself, as well as in Syria and Lebanon.
Under his command, Unit 840 used Syrian operatives who had served in the Assad regime's military to target IDF soldiers stationed near the Israel-Syria border, according to the IDF, adding that the unit also advanced the transfer of Iranian weapons into the hands of agents operating within Israeli territory.
These announcements follow Defense Minister Israel Katz confirming that the IDF killed the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi on Monday.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.