Israeli air strike kills Iranian generals, General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi

Israeli air strike kills Iranian generals, General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi

Israeli soldiers on the border with Lebanon

Some Israeli soldiers on guard at the border with Lebanon.

The Iranian government confirmed that one of their generals were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Golan Heights occupied Syria, Sunday (18/01).

Iranian statement said that General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi was in Syria and an adviser to Syria at war against terrorists.

Iranian terrorists term used to refer to the Sunni insurgents.

Israeli action was criticized by the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said the attack was not too surprising.

AP preach Foreign Minister Zarif called Israel a 'terrorist state'.

Six fighters Lebanese Shiite movement, Hezbollah, including a senior commander, were killed in Israeli military operations.

Israeli sources said the air strikes aimed at stopping attacks on Israeli territory.

Some people say the death of a senior Hezbollah commander could raise tensions between the groups and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group has recently stated has the ability to fire rockets into Israeli territory anywhere. (BBC)