Fatemeh Yazdan-panah
Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was killed during a missile air strike that struck Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab. Reports indicate the attack involved a “double-tap” strike, where a second missile hit shortly after the first explosion, striking the same area where students and staff had gathered for safety.
Fatemeh Yazdan-panah died from severe blast injuries sustained when missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School compound. Witnesses reported that after the first explosion, teachers attempted to move students to safer areas inside the school building. Shortly afterward, a second missile reportedly struck the same location, resulting in heavy casualties among children and adults who had gathered there for shelter.
Biography
Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was a young schoolgirl from Minab in Hormozgan Province, Iran. She was among the children present at Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School when the school was struck during an air attack in February 2026. The strike resulted in numerous casualties among students and staff. Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was later identified among the young victims who lost their lives in the incident.
Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was a young student living in Minab, a city in southern Iran’s Hormozgan Province. Although her exact age has not been publicly reported, she was described as a young girl attending Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School. On the morning of 28 February 2026, the school compound was struck during an air strike. Witnesses reported that the first explosion caused panic among students and teachers, and school staff attempted to move children to safer areas inside the building, including a prayer hall. Shortly afterward, a second missile reportedly struck the same area, causing heavy casualties among the children and adults gathered there for shelter. Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was among the victims who died in the attack, and her name later appeared on lists documenting those killed in the incident.
Additional Information
Fatemeh Yazdan-panah was killed during a missile air strike that struck Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab. Reports indicate the attack involved a “double-tap” strike, where a second missile hit shortly after the first explosion, striking the same area where students and staff had gathered for safety.
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On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province. The children were killed in an apparent "double tap" strike, with the second missile fired killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a child killed told Middle East Eye.1 middleeasteye.net Open source
Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack Thousands gather in Minab for a mass funeral, chanting against the US and Israel after the school bombing.2 aljazeera.com Open source
61 names and ages of many of the 168 victims killed in a "double tap" strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, Iran. The identified victims include students, staff, and siblings, including a two-month-old baby.3 facebook.com Open source