An Israeli strike hit an elementary girls' school in Minab, a city in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, killing at least 51 people, state media reported, highlighting the immediate civilian toll from the massive bombardment of Iran by Israel and the United States.

Iran's Mehr news agency also reported that at least two students were killed in an Israeli attack on a school east of the capital, Tehran.

Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall said of the attack on the girls' school, "There are new reports confirming the number of people killed in that strike has now exceeded 40. That's a civilian target, and that's one of the targets that might become problematic regarding this campaign by the Americans and Israelis, who say they are targeting only military objectives and trying to punish the regime, not the Iranian people."

He added, "President Trump has promised the Iranian people that aid or help is coming, but now we are seeing civilian casualties; that's something the Iranian government will stress as a case of violation of international law and aggression against the Iranian people."

According to Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, thousands of civilians were killed or injured, and public infrastructure was damaged during the US-Israel 12-day war in June 2025.

Source: www.aljazeera.com