Shafaqna English– Human Rights Watch has called for a war crime probe into the US strike on an Iranian School.
The Feb. 28 attack reportedly killed at least 160 people, many of them schoolchildren, during a large wave attacks carried out across Iran as part of a US-Israeli military operation.
“Those responsible for an unlawful attack should be held to account, including prosecutions of anyone responsible for war crimes,” Sophia Jones, an open source researcher at the group’s Digital Investigations Lab, said, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Jones said a full investigation is necessary to determine whether those responsible were aware of the presence of a school.
“A prompt and thorough investigation is needed into this attack, including if those responsible should have known that a school was there and that it would be full of children and their teachers before midday,” the outlet quoted her as saying.
The New York Times reported that the strike was “most likely” carried out by the United States.
Human Rights Watch said those responsible for unlawful attacks must be held accountable following a thorough investigation, Al Jazeera reported.
Source: Anadolu Agency