Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Israel-Iran conflict On Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, dozens of girls gathered at the “Shajareh Tayyebeh” (The Good Tree) school in the city of Minab in southern Iran when Israel and the United States began initial strikes on the country. As the students began their studies, missiles struck the school, destroying the building and causing the roof to collapse on top of the children and their teachers. Iranian authorities have put the final death toll at 165 people, most of them girls aged between 7 and 12. At least 95 other people were wounded in the attack. As the images of the carnage spread on social media platforms, Israeli and US authorities sought to distance themselves from the attack. Spokespeople for the US Department of Defense and the Israeli army told Time magazine and The Associated Press news agency that they were unaware that a school had been hit.
Published: March 3, 2026 1:32 pm
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