Why did the US and Israel attack a girls' school in southern Iran, with 175 killed?

"At least 175 people, mostly school girls, were killed in an airstrike on a primary school in Iran, authorities have said. The Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, was destroyed during the launch of a joint US-Israeli bombing campaign on February 28. While the death toll has yet to be independently verified, the attack is feared to be the single deadliest incident in the ongoing war."

"The school was situated just 200 ft away from a nearby naval base belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). Satellite images show those buildings reduced to rubble. The school reportedly had no association with the IRGC for the last nine years and had been marked by colourful walls and paintings."

"Iran runs on a six-day working week from Saturday to Thursday, with Friday being the only official day of rest. This means the school would have been occupied when it was hit. Strikes in the area began around 10am IRST (6am GMT). Iranian authorities reported initial strikes in the area at roughly 10:45am local time."

On February 28, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran was struck by a missile during the first day of joint US-Israeli bombing campaigns. The attack killed at least 175 people, mostly school girls, making it the feared deadliest incident in the ongoing conflict. The school was located approximately 200 feet from an Islamic Revolutionary Guard naval base, though it had no association with the IRGC for nine years. The strike occurred during school hours on a regular working day, as Iran operates a six-day work week. Initial death tolls were reported at five, rising progressively to 85, then 108, and eventually 165 with 95 injured. UNESCO condemned the attack as a grave violation of humanitarian law, while the US stated it was investigating reports of the incident.

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