4 stories for 2026-03-04 · Regional
Kuwait's Ministry of Health reported the death of a girl from injuries sustained when debris fell in a residential area. In Israel, shrapnel from an Iranian missile fell in the west Jerusalem town of Beit Shemesh, which had previously sustained a missile strike earlier in the week.
On February 28, an airstrike directly hit an elementary girls' school in Minab, southern Iran, killing girls aged 7–12. The strike was part of ongoing U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets that began March 3, 2026, which also targeted other regions across Iran. Iranian authorities reported 165 deaths from the school strike.
American and Israeli airstrikes continued on March 3, 2026, targeting Tehran and other locations in Iran for a fourth consecutive day. Iranian airstrikes targeted military installations and convoys in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, and Israel. Witnesses in Tehran describe life under bombardment, mixing fear with hope for change.
A UN human rights official expressed deep concern on Wednesday about claims of civilian harm resulting from armed conflicts in the Middle East.