Tel Aviv, March 15 -- The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) informed that it has killed a Palestinian militant allegedly working on the directives of the Iranian intelligence. The Israelis claim that the deceased militant was attempting to advance terror attacks in Israel.

In a post on X, the Israeli defence forces on Sunday said, "ELIMINATED: Muhammad Majed Abd al-Salam Tawfiq Zidan, a Palestinian terrorist directed by the Iranian regime's intelligence."

The post added, "Zidan served as a key Palestinian terrorist who operated under the intelligence of the Iranian terror regime and attempted to advance terror attacks within Israel."

Earlier, the Israeli military announced that "a short while ago" its forces initiated "a wide-scale wave of s...