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Israeli officials say overnight strike also targeted Basij chief Gholamreza Soleimani
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in an undated photo (Social Media)
Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani was also a target of an Israeli strike in Iran overnight, according to Israeli officials.
It is still unclear if Soleimani was killed or injured in the strike.
Officials say that top Iranian official Ali Larijani was also targeted overnight, and another strike days ago targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other top officials in the terror group.
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