"All I can say is we're investigating that. We, of course, never target civilian targets, but we're taking a look and investigating that. The school was struck on the first day of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. In addition to the many killed, Iranian state media also reported that 96 others were injured, many of them students attending classes at the Shajarah Tayyebeh school in the town."
"The UN committee on the rights of the child said in a statement that the Committee is alarmed by reports of strikes on civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, which have injured and traumatised children, and claimed many young lives. Children must be protected from war, the committee added."
"Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, had previously raised the matter with Volker Turk, the UN human rights chief, in a letter dated 1 March, describing the attack as unjustifiable and criminal."
A deadly strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, Iran occurred on the first day of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, killing at least 165 students and injuring 96 others. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided limited details when questioned about the bombing, stating only that the US was investigating and does not target civilian locations. The UN human rights office called for an investigation into the attack without identifying responsibility. Iran's UN ambassador characterized the strike as unjustifiable and criminal. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed alarm over reported strikes on civilian infrastructure including schools and hospitals, emphasizing that children must be protected from war.
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