Iran says eight IRGC, Basij members killed amid Israeli attack in central province

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Israeli forces targeted Farabi Hospital in the western city of Kermanshah, calling the attack a “grave violation of international law” and a war crime.

“Attacking hospitals and residential areas, reportedly directed by their Defense Minister, is a grave violation of international law,” Baghaei wrote on X. “History will judge; eternal shame awaits the regime’s backers and apologists.”

The Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, however, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had turned buildings near the hospital into weapons depots, making the area a military target and accusing the IRGC of using civilians as “human shields.”

The Israeli military said Monday it carried out airstrikes on several trucks transporting surface-to-air missile launchers and other weapons from western Iran toward Tehran. The IDF said the strikes were conducted after the vehicles were identified attempting to evade Israeli attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the Israeli Air Force has established control over the skies above Tehran.

He said Israel is moving toward achieving its two primary goals: neutralizing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and dismantling its missile arsenal.

Netanyahu also said that citizens in Tehran have been urged to evacuate, as Israel continues its military operations.

The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said Monday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had turned buildings near Farabi Hospital in Kermanshah into storage sites for munitions, effectively making the area a military target.

Hengaw said at least seven such sites in the Dizelabad and Dolatabad districts were struck by Israeli forces. The group warned against what it described as the IRGC’s organized use of civilians as “human shields,” calling it a war crime.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett posted a video message on social media Monday addressing the Iranian people, calling on them to oppose the clerical establishment amid Israeli strikes.

“This is your chance to get rid of this terrible regime,” Bennett said. “The people of Iran are not Israel’s enemy. Your only enemy is this corrupt, brutal, and oppressive regime.”