""Children are being killed at school. Men are dying at checkpoints as they try to move their families ... Women are being killed while waiting in line for bread. Medics are being killed while responding to emergencies. These patterns of harm raise serious legal concerns regarding the conduct of hostilities and demand accountability.""
""The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.""
""Major factors contributing to the loss of civilian life have included targeting errors and misidentification linked to old or flawed intelligence, the use of explosives in dense urban areas and focused attacks on infrastructure that could serve both civilian and military needs.""
A report from human rights groups indicates that 1,443 Iranian civilians have died due to U.S. and Israeli airstrikes since February 28. Among the fatalities, at least 217 are children. The report highlights serious legal concerns regarding the conduct of hostilities, citing targeting errors, misidentification, and the use of explosives in urban areas as major factors. U.S. Central Command did not address the report's findings, asserting that U.S. forces do not target civilians.
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