Strike on Girls’ Elementary School in Southern Iran During US‑Israel Military Action
On February 28, 2026, during a coordinated series of military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel, a girls’ elementary school in the city of Minab in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, was hit. Iranian officials reported that the school was struck while children were present, resulting in multiple casualties. The attack occurred as part of broader military operations targeting Iranian military and government infrastructure. Iranian authorities identified the school as the Shajareh Tayyibeh Primary School, which serves young female students.
Iranian government sources and state‑linked media reported that the strike caused a significant number of deaths and injuries among students and staff. Updated casualty figures varied in initial reports, with some reporting at least 40 fatalities and dozens injured. Later figures shared by Iranian agencies indicated the death toll had risen, with reported numbers of students killed reaching more than 50, and in some social and local reports rising as high as 57 to 63, with many others wounded. Rescue teams were deployed to the scene, and emergency medical services transported the injured to hospitals in Minab and surrounding areas as authorities continued search and recovery operations.
Iranian officials condemned the strike as a direct attack on a civilian facility and vowed that the incident would not go unanswered. Neither the United States nor Israel had issued detailed comments regarding the reported strike on the school at the time of reporting. The incident occurred amid broader escalations in the region and was reported by Iranian health and provincial authorities, with figures still being updated as rescue efforts continued and information emerged from the site.
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