Israel's military reported that two senior Iranian intelligence officials were killed in Iran during the initial wave of attacks on the country.

The military statement published on Monday identified the victims as Sayed Yahya Hamidi and Jalal Pour Hussein, The Caspian Post reports, citing AL Jazeera.

It said Hamidi was deputy minister of intelligence for Israel affairs, claiming he “led terrorist activities targeting Jews, Western actors, and regime opponents in Iran and abroad”.

The statement also claimed Hossein was head of espionage division at Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence.

“Together with them, additional senior terrorists were eliminated,” it said.