"Iranian elite unit commander loses contact after bombing, appears in 2 weeks"

The commander of the Quds Force under Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who was rumored to be dead, appeared in the media for the first time in two weeks.

Commander Esmail Ghani appeared at a memorial service for a senior Revolutionary Guard commander broadcast live on Iran's state television on the 15th local time.Commander

Gani has been out of touch and rumored to be dead since the Israeli military bombing of Beirut on the 3rd, which is believed to have targeted Hashim Safiedin, the next leader of Hezbollah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the death of Safiedin on the 8th, saying it had "removed thousands of terrorists, including the successor of Hezbollah's chief Nasrallah and his successor."

Hezbollah, however, did not comment on Safiedin's life or death.

The Quds Force is an elite unit responsible for overseas operations within the revolutionary guard.

It funds pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, so-called "Iranian proxy forces," supports weapons, training, and counterterrorism operations, and exports Iran's Islamic Revolution abroad.