Tel Aviv, March 8 -- The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday claimed strikes on key commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force operating in Lebanon amid escalating conflict in the region for the past week.

In a post on X, the IDF said that the strike targeted key commanders in the Quds Force's Lebanon Corps who were operating in Beirut.

The military said the commanders had been involved in advancing attacks against Israel while also working on behalf of the Iranian military establishment.

"STRUCK: Key commanders in the IRGC's Quds Force's Lebanon Corps who operated in Beirut. The commanders of the Quds Force's Lebanon Corps operated to advance terror attacks against Israel, while also operating for the I...