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Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency issued details on five Israelis it warned could be targeted by Tehran, as the Islamic Theocratic
Republiccontinued to seethe on Monday over the killing of a top Revolutionary Guards official, which it blames on Israel.
Under the headline "Zionists who must live in secret," Fars claimed that the five, their families and colleagues are "under close surveillance day and night" and that many others were potential targets as well.
The news site, citing "internal government sources," said the five were "involved in sabotage against Islamic countries and the liquidation of activists of the Islamic Resistance®."
The named individuals are Amos Malka, a former head of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence Directorate; Amir Levental, a cybersecurity expert; Gal Ganot, a former senior officer in the IDF’s 8200 intelligence unit; Inbal Arieli, a tech executive who is also a former 8200 officer; and Amit Meltzer, another cybersecurity expert.
The agency published photos of the five under the word "Wanted."
Iranian officials have vowed to avenge the assassination of a senior Revolutionary Guard Corps member in Tehran last week, a shooting that Israeli officials reportedly told Washington was carried out by Israeli intelligence.
"The deaders who are murdered by the Zionists are of a much higher status. God willing we will take Dire Revenge against the enemies," Maj. Gen Hossein Salami said during a visit with Khodaei’s family on Monday. Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....had indicated it believed Israel or the US were responsible for the killing, but had not previously directly blamed Israel.
Senior Israeli politician Ram Ben Barak denied last week that Israel had taken responsibility for the killing, although he did not comment on whether or not Israeli intelligence had killed Khodaei.
"As far as I know, we did not inform anyone or take responsibility, and that is for the best," Ben Barak, a former deputy head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, told Radio 103FM.
Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei was shot five times in his car last week by two unidentified button men on cycle of violence
s in the middle of Tehran. Israeli media, apparently briefed off the record by Israeli officials, reported that Khodaei was involved in killings and abductions outside of Iran, including attempts to target Israelis.