Iran Says US-Israeli Attack Killed 223 Women and 202 Children

JAKARTA - At least 223 women and 202 children have been killed in the US-Israeli attack on Iran since February 28, the Iranian Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The dead included three pregnant women and 12 children under the age of five, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Fars News Agency.

The ministry added that 41 children were also injured in the attack.

According to the statement, the US-Israeli attack had caused significant damage to Iran's health care infrastructure, with 153 health centers damaged across the country.

Tensions have been rising since February 28 when Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran, killing around 1,200 people, including then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile attacks targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf states hosting US military assets.