ISTANBUL, March 22 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- At least 210 children have been killed and 1,510 others injured in Iran since the start of US-Israeli strikes, the country’s health minister said on Sunday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
In statements carried by the semi-official ISNA news agency, Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said around 300 health, medical and emergency centres have also been damaged since Feb. 28.
He added that approximately 30 ambulances have been damaged and taken out of service.
Regional escalation has continued to intensify since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb 28, killing more than 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
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