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Ali Bahreini

On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school of the Shahrak-e Al-Mahdi neighbourhood in Minab, Hormozgan province in southern Iran was destroyed by a missile strike. According to witness accounts verified by satellite-based analyses, the school was triple tapped by three distinct strikes. The roof of the school collapsed on students. According to Iran state media, at least 175 were killed, over 100 of which were schoolchildren. As of 15 March 2026, the attack was the deadliest strike in terms of civilian casualties in the ongoing war.