India, March 18 -- A day after the death of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, Israel said that the Islamic Republic's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib was also killed in overnight strikes.

Israel's defence minister Israel Katz said the country's military had eliminated Khatib, while adding that "significant surprises are expected throughout this day on all the fronts," the Associated Press reported. However, Katz did not elaborate on the remarks.

The Israeli military had earlier killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's all-volunteer Basij force Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani. Track live updates on the conflict here

After the killing of Larijani, Iran's Revolutionary Gu...