US-Israel war on Iran: Netanyahu says ‘all indications’ show supreme leader Khamenei has been killed – live
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Israeli prime minister addresses media after US and Israel launch major combat operation against Iran; 201 people killed in Iran, media reports say

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency has reported that at least 40 people were killed after an Israeli strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab in the southern Hormozgan province.

This is a developing story. I’ve provided some micro-updates in the comments, focusing on the verification of the story.

I recommend this Middle East Eye, and this Guardian article for more on this story.

  • chellomere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I also believe Israel is committing genocide and war crimes against Palestinians, and it is true that Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank have included it attacking civilian targets. As you say, allies of Israel tend to deny this for political reasons. (For completeness, let me also state that I believe that Hamas are just as evil as Israel - but with less power, so Israel is simply able to kill more.)

    However, so far, the attacks of the US and Israel against Iran have been very precise and only legitimate military targets and personnel have been hit. Soon into the 12 day war Iranian civilians realized how precise the attacks were and were not afraid of going out. Instead, the attacks have been celebrated.

    There’s been leaks from the IRGC that the plan was to attack its own people in the case of a US or Israeli attack. This combined is why I doubt this to be an attack by Israel. Of course eye witness accounts would count, but I do not trust media controlled by the Islamic regime, directly or indirectly.

    • adhd_traco@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      However, so far, the attacks of the US and Israel against Iran have been very precise and only legitimate military targets and personnel have been hit.

      For that to be true, you’re gonna have to discount all this (more pending):

      • school staff eye-witnesses speak of the strike, including of rescue efforts that match Revolutionary Guard footage shared on telegram.
      • factchecking service used by major news org verifies video of the site-post impact.
      • reuters verifies the same video
      • Journalist in Iran aljazeera trusts enough to use his reporting ON IRAN, says there is more verification beyond the governmental statements.

      Honestly, I shouldn’t even be listing these, when they are almost as concisely available in the linked updates.

      • chellomere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        I do not doubt anything about this attack taking place nor these details about it. It is a horrible attack. Do you have any evidence linking it to Israel, that is not just “Israel is attacking Iran today so this must be the work of Israel too”?

        • adhd_traco@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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          1 hour ago

          I apologize, and thank you for your patience. I didn’t quite get your point about origin of strike.

          It sounds pretty damn dodgy to me. But, yes, there is no verification of the strike’s origins to my knowledge.

          Actually there is at least some verifying material:

          From the last image of the Factmeh presentation

          A map of the “Asef Guards Barracks” area shows that the Shajareh Tayyebeh IRGC Navy Girls’ School is located within the compound.