Iran’s Health Ministry reported Sunday that 198 women and 190 minors have died since February 28, with children accounting for over 30% of the casualties. The youngest victim identified was an eight-month-old girl. In Lebanon, the Health Ministry confirmed 394 deaths, including 83 children, following the entry of Hezbollah into the conflict. Save the Children’s regional director, Nora Ingdal, stated that these figures represent young lives permanently scarred or cut short by military operations.
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Hundreds of Children Killed in US-Israeli Airstrikes Across Region
Nearly 300 children have been killed in Iran and Lebanon over the past nine days as US and Israeli forces target civilian infrastructure, including residential towers and schools. Aid groups describe the mounting death toll as the equivalent of ten classrooms full of children lost to the escalating conflict.
Recent attacks have drawn sharp condemnation, particularly a strike in Minab, Iran, which reportedly hit an elementary school. First responders described the incident as a double-tap strike, resulting in approximately 175 deaths, primarily children. While US military investigators reportedly attribute the strike to American forces, President Donald Trump has publicly blamed Iran. Meanwhile, Israel continues its campaign against residential buildings in southern Lebanon, including a strike in Sir El-Gharbiyeh that killed 18 people sheltering in an apartment block. Local officials note that the building housed civilians forcibly displaced by the ongoing hostilities.
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