"Schoolgirls Returned as Bodies"... 148 Children Killed at Iranian Girls' Elementary School Tragedy [US Iran Airstrike]

Direct Hit on Shajareh Tayebeh Elementary School in Minab
95 Injured, Death Toll Expected to Rise

The death toll from the girls' elementary school in Iran, which was destroyed by airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel, has risen to 148. With many young students who were attending classes among the victims, the incident is causing shockwaves throughout the international community.

Shia Muslims are mourning the death of Khamenei during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest held in Lahore, Pakistan. Photo by AP Yonhap News

According to major foreign news outlets on March 1 (local time), authorities in Minab, Iran, have provisionally reported 148 deaths as of the previous day in connection with the bombing of Shazare Tayebeh Elementary School. The number of injured has also reached 95, indicating that the overall human toll may rise further.

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, in Minab, Iran, rescue workers and residents searched through the collapsed rubble following an attack on a girls' elementary school, which Iranian authorities identified as airstrikes by Israel and the United States. Photo by AP Yonhap News

The attack occurred at around 10:45 a.m. on February 28. In Iran, Saturdays are regular school days, and approximately 170 female students were in class at the time of the incident. Videos released by local media and on social media platforms showed the school building, which was two to three stories high, collapsed to the point that its original shape was unrecognizable.

On February 28, 2026, in Minab, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, after an Israel-US joint strike destroyed an elementary school for girls, rescue teams and locals confirmed the sight of a student's arm exposed among the rubble. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

At the rescue site, residents are searching for missing persons by removing chunks of cement with their bare hands, but the tragedy continues as children are repeatedly found dead. The schoolyard has turned into a scene of chaos, filled with the wails of mothers searching for their daughters, and abandoned backpacks and school supplies scattered throughout the site add to the horror of the situation.

On the 28th of last month (local time), smoke was rising in Tehran after a bombing. Photo by AFP Yonhap News.

The exact details of the airstrike have yet to be revealed. However, The Washington Post reported, based on satellite imagery analysis, that the school was located near what is presumed to be an Iranian military facility.

The Iranian government has defined the incident as a "war crime" and is expressing strong opposition. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, criticized the attacks by the United States and Israel as not merely acts of aggression, but as crimes against humanity during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council held on February 28.

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