"Daughters Who Went to School Returned as Bodies"... 148 Children Killed in Iranian Girls' Elementary School Tragedy [US-Iran War]
by Oh Yukyo
Published 01 Mar.2026 16:22(KST)
Updated 03 Mar.2026 14:15(KST)
Direct Hit on Shajareh Tayebeh Elementary School in Minab
95 Injured, Death Toll Expected to Rise
The death toll from the destruction of a girls' elementary school in Iran, caused by airstrikes by the United States and Israel, has risen to 148. The mass casualties of young students during class have sparked a significant outcry from 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
원본보기 아이콘According to major foreign media outlets on March 1 (local time), authorities in Minab, Iran, have provisionally tallied the number of deaths from the bombing of Shazare Tayebeh Elementary School at 148 as of the previous day. The number of injured has also reached 95, raising concerns that the human toll may continue to grow.
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
원본보기 아이콘The attack occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. on February 28. In Iran, Saturday is a school day, so at the time of the incident, about 170 female students were in class at the school. Videos released by local media and on social media platforms show the two- to three-story school building so thoroughly collapsed that it is barely recognizable.
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
원본보기 아이콘At the rescue site, residents are clearing chunks of cement with their bare hands as they search for the missing, but the tragedy continues as children are repeatedly found dead. The schoolyard has become a scene of chaos, filled with the cries of mothers searching for their daughters, while abandoned backpacks and school supplies scattered throughout the area underscore the devastation.
On the 28th of last month (local time), smoke was rising in Tehran after a bombing. Photo by AFP Yonhap News.
원본보기 아이콘The exact circumstances of the airstrike have not yet been clarified. However, The Washington Post reported, based on satellite image analysis, that the school was located near a site believed to be an Iranian military facility.
The Iranian government has denounced the incident as a "war crime" and is strongly protesting. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, criticized the attack by the United States and Israel as not only an act of aggression but also as a crime against humanity during the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council held on February 28.
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