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Strikes Kill Thousands of Civilians and Displace 3.2 Million, Triggering a Humanitarian Catastrophe

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Within one week of US-Israeli strikes beginning on 28 February 2026, over 884,000 Iranians had fled their homes; by early April that figure reached 3.2 million internally displaced. Iran's government reported more than 81,000 civilian structures damaged across 20 provinces — including 61,000 homes, 19,000 commercial units, and 275 medical facilities. Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 1,701 confirmed civilian deaths by April 7, alongside a single strike on a school in Minab that killed an estimated 175 people, most of them children. The UN warned of mounting civilian harm; Refugees International called the war "on course for cataclysmic" impact. The civilian toll became a central point of international criticism of the US-Israeli campaign, fracturing diplomatic support among allies already reluctant to endorse the war.

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Mar 5, 2026 Iran's Humanitarian Catastrophe: 3.2 Million Displaced, Thousands Killed, Civilian Infrastructure in Ruins Within the first week of the US-Israeli strikes, over 884,000 Iranians are displaced. By early April, 3.2 million are internally displaced, over 1,700 civilians confirmed dead, and more than 81,000 civilian structures damaged, as the UN warns of a catastrophic humanitarian emergency. View event details →

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