Saturday, February 28, 2026 – Iran & Lebanon
Iran
Casualties in Iran
‣ 201 killed, 747 injured;
◦ among the dead, 85 school girls from a primary school in Minab, southern Iran.
Casualties in Israel
‣ 2 women killed, 25 injured;
◦ one killed by direct hit in Tel Aviv, the second died of a heart attack.
Casualties in other countries
‣ Deaths reported in Abu Dhabi (1), Iraq (unknown number), and Syria (4).
Events
1. In the morning hours, Israel and the United States launched a combined attack on 300 targets in 24 provinces across Iran. Targets reportedly included:
‣ Residential compound of Ali Khamenei – overnight reports that he and members of his family were killed;
‣ Compound of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian;
‣ Intelligence headquarters and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC ) bases;
‣ Commanders’ homes;
‣ Ballistic missile launch sites.
‣ Cities reportedly attacked: Bushehr, Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, Tabriz, Shiraz.
‣ IRGC bases in Iraq also targeted.
◦ In one strike, a girls’ primary school in Minab was hit; preliminary toll 108 killed, including at least 85 girls aged 7–12; an IRGC base located near the school.
2. Iran responded with a series of attacks on:
‣ Israel – 220 missiles;
◦ interception debris fell in multiple locations; direct hits in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan.
‣ US military bases in Gulf states – Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), and Syria;
‣ Dubai – strike on Burj Al Arab;
‣ Interceptions of missiles and drones caused debris to fall in Jordan;
‣ Airspace in the above countries closed; airports in Kuwait and Dubai damaged;
‣ In the evening, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz – a vital oil tanker route.
Lebanon
1. Drone strikes in Jabal Blat, Berghoz, Markaba, Al-Siriyya.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
