IRANIAN GIRLS’ SCHOOL TRAGEDY: DEATH TOLL HITS 165

March 2, 2026

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BY:TAJUDEEN AMINAT

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The number of fatalities from an alleged airstrike on a girls’ primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan Province has climbed to 165, authorities said, and rescue efforts have now ended. (The Guardian)

Officials made the announcement on Monday through the state news agency. (The Guardian)

Ninety-five people were also reported injured in the incident.

The government in Tehran has attributed the strike to the U.S. and Israel, though Israel has denied any involvement.

“None of the Israeli or American attacks there was known to us at that point in time,” said Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani on Sunday.

Shoshani added that Israel had recently conducted a highly precise operation over 1,000 miles away, referencing the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, expressed being “deeply concerned” about reports of bombings in Iran, including the strike on the girls’ school in Minab.

“Attacks on civilians and civilian objects, including schools, constitute a violation of international law,” said UNICEF’s German office in a statement released in Cologne on Sunday.

The details of the reported attack have not been independently confirmed.