US-Iran-Israel War: IDF Strikes Beirut, Eliminates 5 Senior IRGC Quds Force Commanders

In another post on X, the IDF said that it also eliminated Abu al-Qassem Baba’iyan, the new Head of the Military Office of the Supreme Leader and the Chief of Staff of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

🔴ELIMINATED: Abu al-Qassem Baba’iyan, the new Head of the Military Office of the Supreme Leader and the Chief of Staff of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

Baba’iyan was responsible for coordinating between the Iranian terror regime’s various force employment…

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 8, 2026

“Baba’iyan was responsible for coordinating between the Iranian terror regime’s various force employment organizations to execute operations and emergency operations. His elimination joins a series of eliminations of senior figures in the Iranian terror regime conducted by the IDF since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion and prior to it,” the post added.

Missile and drone incidents reported in Saudi Arabia

As conflict widens in West Asia and the Gulf region, Al Jazeera Breaking reported on Monday that a Saudi Ministry of Defence spokesperson said a ballistic missile launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base was intercepted and destroyed. It further mentioned that the Saudi Defence Ministry said its forces had shot down two drones north of the capital city of Riyadh.

PressTV reported on Monday that Hezbollah carried out a second retaliatory missile strike on Kiryat Shmona on Sunday.

Meanwhile, IRNA shared in a post on X in the early hours of Monday that the IRGC announced on Sunday evening the launch of the 29th wave of Operation True Promise 4 by new-generation missiles of the IRGC Aerospace Force. It further mentioned that this was against the targets in “Tel Aviv, the Negev Desert, and the American terrorist airbase in the region.”

US military casualty and regional developments

Meanwhile, the US CENTCOM shared that another US service member passed away from injuries. As per CENTCOM, the service member was seriously wounded in Saudi Arabia on March 1. This takes the death toll of American military personnel to seven.

Earlier, the General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defence said on Sunday that an Indian and a Bangladeshi national were killed after a projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj city. The incident also resulted in injuries to 12 Bangladeshis.

Conflict escalation and humanitarian impact

The developments follow amid escalating tensions in West Asia after a joint US-Israel military strike on February 28 on Iranian territory resulted in the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other senior figures, prompting a fierce response from Tehran.

In retaliation, Iran launched waves of drone and missile attacks across multiple Arab countries.

Source : https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/us-iran-israel-war-idf-strikes-beirut-eliminates-5-senior-irgc-quds-force-commanders