Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site

"The Iranian elementary school building where scores of children were killed as the U.S. and Israel began their massive aerial campaign was on a U.S. target list and may have been mistaken for a military site, multiple people familiar with the strike told The Washington Post."

"The deadly attack occurred in the first few hours of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran - just as parents were hurrying to the two-story schoolhouse to take their kids home to safety - and killed at least 175 people, many of them children, according to Iranian state media."

"One person familiar with the school strike said the building had been identified as a factory and had been an approved strike target. A second person familiar said there was an arms depot target located in the same area and did not know if the United States hit the school by mistake, or if U.S. officials had the wrong intelligence and thought the building was the arms depot."

During initial U.S.-Israeli aerial operations against Iran, a strike hit an Iranian elementary school building, resulting in at least 175 deaths, predominantly children. The school was located on a U.S. target list and may have been mistaken for a military installation. Sources indicate the building was identified as a factory or that confusion existed regarding a nearby arms depot target. The exact reason for the strike remains unclear, with ongoing military investigation. Israel stated it had no role in the targeting decision and did not coordinate this specific strike with the Israel Defense Forces beforehand. Multiple U.S. and Israeli officials provided information anonymously due to operational sensitivity.

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