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An IRNA report describes the killing of many students at Shajareh Tayebeh School in Minab after what it says was a missile strike on the school. A short film uses the school’s empty desks to remember the victims, including Amin Ahmadzadeh, and to call international attention to their deaths. The supplied evidence does not specify the date, exact casualty count, or those responsible for the attack.
Read storyA 100-meter shroud bearing more than 20,000 handwritten names was displayed at a United Nations-affiliated church in New York as a memorial to Palestinian children reported killed in Gaza. Organized by several advocacy groups under the slogan “Not a number, but a name,” the project seeks to preserve the children’s individual identities and calls for an end to the war and accountability for alleged war crimes. The installation was first shown in Philadelphia and is scheduled to travel to Washington and other cities as part of a year-long campaign.
Read storyPalestinian prisoners’ rights officials have criticized the reported detention of Dana Joude, who gave birth inside Damon prison after spending six months in administrative detention while pregnant. They called for international organizations to investigate her treatment, ensure the safety of her and her newborn, and monitor other pregnant and ill Palestinian women detainees.
Read storyThe U.N. human rights office has urged Israel to grant international investigators access to all areas of Gaza so they can preserve evidence, identify victims and examine possible war crimes. The appeal follows reports that more than 630 bodies and human remains have been recovered from collapsed buildings since November of last year, while more than 8,000 people may still be missing beneath the rubble. The figures and allegations remain subject to investigation, and the supplied report does not independently verify the casualty totals.
Read storyHamas has urged the International Criminal Court, United Nations bodies and human-rights organizations to investigate testimonies featured in the documentary *NAZA*. The film reportedly includes interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel about targeting procedures, civilian deaths, remote bombing and the use of data and artificial-intelligence systems in Gaza. Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham made additional allegations about the army’s treatment of civilians and retaliation against those questioning military conduct. The supplied material does not include independent verification of the claims or responses from Israeli officials.
Read storyBenjamin Netanyahu has described Israel as a protector of Christians and dismissed international criticism as part of a campaign against Israel. The claims contrast with incidents cited by IRNA, The Times of Israel and The Wall Street Journal, including alleged damage to a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, an attack on a church in Jerusalem, and harassment and threats directed at Christians in the Old City.
Read storyThe Iranian Embassy in Germany has accused Western and European countries of applying human-rights standards selectively. In a social-media video, it cited the chemical attacks on Sardasht, alleged European involvement in supplying materials for Saddam Hussein’s chemical-weapons program, and an alleged attack on a school in Minab that it said killed 168 people. The embassy characterized Western inaction as “silence and complicity.”
Read storyIranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the United States cannot evade responsibility for alleged war crimes in Minab and Lamerd. His comments followed a U.N. fact-finding report that, according to IRNA, found reasonable grounds to believe U.S. forces were responsible for an attack on a Minab elementary school and classified it as a war crime. The supplied accounts cite conflicting casualty figures and do not include a U.S. response.
Read storyIranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali criticized what he described as 168 days of international silence over the reported deaths of 168 students, teachers and education staff at Minab’s Shajareh Tayyebeh School. The Iranian report attributed the attack to a U.S.-Israeli missile strike on March 1, 2026, but the supplied evidence contains no independent corroboration or responses from the accused parties. The article also covers Jalali’s meetings and calls for expanded Iran-Russia think-tank and media cooperation.
Read storyIran’s Office for the Protection of Its Interests in Cairo has accused the United States of striking a residential home during a wedding ceremony in Kouhestak, Sirik, saying more than 70 people were killed or injured. In a statement reported by IRNA, the office called the incident a war crime and urged the United Nations and Security Council to act. The supplied evidence consists solely of the Iranian statement as reported by IRNA; the allegations and casualty figures were not independently verified.
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