The Israel Defense Forces announced that it destroyed three Iranian F-14 fighter jets in strikes on central Iran on Saturday. “The IDF struck F-14 fighter jets belonging to the Iranian Armed Forced in central Iran.

Those killed in Iran include the military's top echelon and nuclear scientists. Israel said it also killed a second commander of the Guards' overseas arm, whom it identified as Benham Shariyari, during an overnight strike. Nour News on Saturday named 15 air defense officers and soldiers it said had been killed in the conflict with Israel.

The Israeli military said in its statement that Saeed Izadi was the commander of the Palestine Corps of the Quds Force – which acts as a key coordinator between the Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Iranian regime.