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Sayyed Reza Mousavi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and in-charge of Syria and Lebanon operations, was allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday.

According to a report by The Jerusalem Post, explosions were heard in the area of Set Zaynab in the Damascus countryside.

Videos on social media showed a cloud of smoke near the Damascus International Airport, a site Israel targets frequently due to its use by Iran-backed proxies in the region.

Iranian state-owned broadcaster Press TV confirmed the death of Mousavi, identifying him as “a senior advisor” in Syria.

According to Press TV, Mousavi was a close companion of Qassem Soleimani, the former head of the Quds Force who was killed in a US drone strike in January 2020.

Israeli media has referenced Mousavi as the highest-profile targeted killing since Soleimani.

Iran, meanwhile, has vowed retaliation for Mousavi’s killing.

“Undoubtedly, the usurper and savage Zionist regime will pay for this crime,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a statement read on Press TV.

“This action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and inability of the occupying Zionist regime,” he added.