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Pentagon probe finds US missile killed 165 at Iranian school

A US military assessment has concluded that a Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for destroying a girls' elementary school in Iran, killing at least 165 people — a finding Trump publicly denied knowledge of when pressed. The strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School has become the war's sharpest flashpoint over civilian casualties, and Iran-linked hackers retaliated by seizing 50 terabytes of data from medical giant Stryker.

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Mar 11

Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school

NPR · 7:38 PM

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Fire erupts at Gaza camp after Israeli attack hits tents

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