DM Katz says Iranian intelligence minister eliminated: ‘No one in Iran is immune’

Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Operation Roaring Lion has entered a decisive phase, announcing the elimination of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib on Tuesday night and intensified strikes on Iran.

Katz described Khatib as heading the regime’s “internal assassination and suppression apparatus” and “promoting external threats.”

“Significant surprises are expected today across all fronts, which will escalate the war we are waging against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon,” Katz added.

Notably, Katz said that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have authorized the IDF to "neutralize any senior Iranian official who has been identified as a target through intelligence and operational channels, without the need for further approval."

“Israel's policy is clear and unequivocal: No one in Iran is immune, and everyone is a target,” he affirmed.