Iranian regime-affiliated Telegram channels published a photo they say shows senior members of the Khanzala cyber group, killed in an Israeli Air Force strike during the war. The image was reportedly taken in a safe house in Hamadan, Iran, where the group was staying, including Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin, who is wanted by the FBI. The report claims all group members were killed, but the details are from a single Iranian source and remain unverified.
Iranian regime-linked Telegram channels published a photograph on Wednesday allegedly showing senior members of the Khanzala cyber group killed in an Israeli air strike. The image, per the source, was taken in a safe house in the city of Hamadan, western Iran, where the group was hiding. Among those reportedly present is Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin, a figure wanted by the FBI. The Iranian outlet claims that the Israeli Air Force struck the building and killed all members of the group.
The Khanzala group has been a recurring subject of The Zioneer's reporting over the past month, with multiple bulletins covering its claims of hacking and disruption operations against Israeli and US targets. In late June, The Zioneer reported that an IRGC-affiliated channel acknowledged that Seyed Yehia Hosseini Panjaki, the slain Iranian deputy intelligence minister, personally commanded the Khanzala group. The current publication provides no independent corroboration, and the identities and exact fate of those pictured remain unconfirmed by Israeli or Western sources.
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