At least 53 people have been killed and 63 others injured following an Israeli airstrike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, a city in Hormozgan province in southern Iran, according to Iranian state media.
Iran’s state-run outlets reported that the strike occurred on Saturday, with rescue workers continuing efforts to clear debris from the site and search for potential survivors. Authorities said the casualties resulted from the attack on the school facility, though independent verification of the figures was not immediately available.
The reported strike comes amid an escalating wave of military operations involving the United States and Israel across various parts of Iran. Israeli officials have previously described recent actions as pre-emptive measures against perceived threats.
There has been no immediate official response from Israeli authorities specifically addressing the reported school strike.
