U.N. experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by child deaths in escalating conflict Today World News

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A woman holding a picture of children reacts during the funeral of the victims following a reported strike on a school, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Minab, Iran, March 3, 2026. Photo: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

A ​committee of ‌U.N. experts said ​on ⁠Wednesday (March 4, 2026) it was “deeply disturbed” by ‌the deaths of children ‌amid ‌escalating ⁠violence across ⁠the Middle East, particularly the bombing ​of ‌a girls school in Iran.

Iran-Israel war updates on March 4, 2026

The Shajareh ‌Tayyebeh girls’ ​school in Minab in ⁠southern Iran was hit ‌on Saturday (February 28), the first day of U.S. and ‌Israeli attacks against ​the country. It killed ⁠160 children, U.N. ⁠experts stated.

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U.N. experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by child deaths in escalating conflict