Iran-Israel06 March, 20261 min read
In the Middle East, a general conflagration but a human toll that varies greatly from country to country.
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War began Saturday, February 28, launched against Iran by Israel and the United States. The conflict has spread to Gulf countries and Lebanon.
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Regional casualty differences
Six days after the start of the war launched on Saturday, February 28, against Iran by Israel and the United States, which has spread to the Gulf countries and Lebanon, the human toll now appears very different from one country to another. Although the conflagration affects the whole region, Israel and the Gulf states have faced several hundred missiles and drones launched by Iran. Those states have suffered only a relatively small number of deaths, while tolls are markedly higher on the Iranian and Lebanese sides under continuous bombardment.
Reported casualties and strikes
The Islamic Republic has so far given no official figures. The Iranian Red Crescent mentions a provisional toll of 1,250 dead, according to Agence France-Presse and Reuters, but the article says the figure could be considerably higher if military personnel directly targeted by the strikes are included. The United States and Israel have stepped up waves of fighter jets and fire from military ships; more than 6,000 munitions, for example, were fired on Thursday evening during bombardments by the Israeli army.
Reported lethal incidents
Specific lethal incidents detailed in the article include a strike carried out on the first day that caused the deaths of 175 people, many of them children, in Minab in the south of the country. According to the New York Times, that strike was likely carried out by the American military, which reportedly targeted a Revolutionary Guards center located nearby. An Iranian ship was also sunk by an American destroyer off the coast of Sri Lanka, causing the deaths of dozens of sailors.