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Civilian Death Toll in Iran Passes 1,000, Rights Group Says
- More than 1,000 Iranian civilians have died in the first five days of U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, rights group HRANA reports.
- HRANA says 1,097 civilian deaths and over 5,000 injuries have been reported so far.
- The strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 108 children, according to sources in Iran.
- UN experts and UNESCO condemned attacks on schools as possible violations of international humanitarian law.
- Iran’s state media reported mass funerals for the children killed in Minab.
- International reactions include calls to prevent civilian harm amid ongoing bombardments.
- Iran’s retaliatory strikes hit U.S. bases and regional targets as fighting continues.
- The conflict began with a large-scale airstrike campaign early Saturday.
- CENTCOM indicated ongoing operations and stated authorities’ justification for strikes.
- The conflict has left civilian casualties across Iran and in neighboring countries.
- Time notes that casualty figures and tolls vary and are not independently verifiable.
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