Top Iranian commander killed in reported Israeli airstrike in Syria

April 1 (UPI) -- A senior Iranian military commander was killed Monday during an airstrike next to the country's embassy in Syria, according to Iranian media.

Mohammed Reza Zahedi was the top commander in the Quds Force of the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in both Lebanon and Syria.

Iranian ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari said Israel was responsible for the airstrike, which left several other members of the IRGC dead in Damascus.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense reported the airstrike occurred around 5 p.m. local time Monday.

Akbari accused Israeli jets of firing six missiles from the Golan Heights that hit the consular section of the building.

The strike, itself, took place on a building between the Iranian and Canadian embassies in the Syrian capital.

"The Zionist regime has acted against international laws, which will result in our decisive response," he told Iranian media outlets.

Hezbollah also is accusing Israel of carrying out the attack. Israel had not commented on the attack as of 2 p.m. EDT Monday.

"We do not comment on reports in the foreign media," an Israeli military spokesperson told the newspaper Israel Hayom.