# Netanyahu says Israel killed Quds Force Unit 840 commander Asghar Bakri
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel killed Asghar Bakri, also referred to as Asghar Bakeri, whom he identified as the head of Unit 840 in Iran's IRGC-Quds Force, in an overnight operation.
The claim was carried by Iran International, which said Netanyahu made the statement in a post on X. In the same statement, Netanyahu said Bakri had been responsible for attacks targeting Jews and Israelis around the world. He also said Israel killed Majid Khademi, the head of IRGC intelligence, describing him as a senior figure who had recently taken the post after his predecessor was killed.
The report is notable less for battlefield detail than for the way it presents an official Israeli claim about a covert or targeted strike. Netanyahu's remarks place the alleged killings inside Israel's broader campaign against what he described as the Iranian axis of evil. He said Israel would keep operating with strength and determination until the threat was removed and war goals were achieved.
Because the source is a report of a political statement, the article cannot treat the killings as independently verified fact. What is verifiable from the packet is that Netanyahu made the claim, identified Bakri as the head of Unit 840 and linked him to attacks on Jews and Israelis outside Iran. The article also notes his claim about Khademi, but again that remains Netanyahu's assertion in the source.
Unit 840 is part of the Quds Force, the external operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. That context matters because allegations involving the unit usually imply operations beyond Iran's borders, especially against Israeli or Jewish targets. The source excerpt did not provide the operational details of the overnight strike, any location or independent confirmation of the deaths.
In the absence of corroboration, the strongest version of the story is also the safest: Netanyahu says Israel carried out an overnight operation that killed Bakri and Khademi, and he framed it as part of Israel's effort to deter attacks and dismantle hostile networks.
The report did not include an Iranian response, a casualty count beyond the two alleged commanders, or any technical description of how the strike was conducted. For now, the news value lies in the public naming of a senior Quds Force figure and the political message attached to the claim.
That makes the statement both an intelligence-related claim and a warning of further escalation, even if the details remain unconfirmed in the supplied evidence.
