Residents and rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of the Minab school in Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28. (Credit: Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA via Reuters)
On the first day of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran on Feb. 28, near the Strait of Hormuz, a girls' elementary school called Shajareh Tayyibeh was hit by an airstrike, killing 151 students and 14 teachers, according to Iranian authorities. Questions quickly arose about the circumstances of the strike, and who was responsible. The U.N. has warned that the attack could amount to a war crime.While the Islamic Republic was quick to blame U.S. and Israeli forces for the strike, both militaries denied any knowledge of operations in the area at the time and said they would await the results of investigations. With internet access cut off in the locality, information remains scarce, and access to eyewitnesses is limited, making independent verification difficult. Here’s what is known so far.A war crime?In a video verified by open-source...
On the first day of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran on Feb. 28, near the Strait of Hormuz, a girls' elementary school called Shajareh Tayyibeh was hit by an airstrike, killing 151 students and 14 teachers, according to Iranian authorities. Questions quickly arose about the circumstances of the strike, and who was responsible. The U.N. has warned that the attack could amount to a war crime.While the Islamic Republic was quick to blame U.S. and Israeli forces for the strike, both militaries denied any knowledge of operations in the area at the time and said they would await the results of investigations. With internet access cut off in the locality, information remains scarce, and access to eyewitnesses is limited, making independent verification difficult. Here’s what is known so far.A war crime?In a video verified by...
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