UN calls for probe into deadly strike on girls' school in Iran

The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged the forces behind a deadly attack on a girls' ‌school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, ‌without saying who it believed was responsible. "The High Commissioner (Volker Turk) calls for a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the circumstances of the attack. The onus is on the forces that carried out ‌the attack to investigate ‌it," ⁠UN human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a Geneva press briefing on Tuesday. "This is absolutely horrific," Shamdasani said, adding that images circulating on social media captured "the essence of the destruction, despair and senselessness and cruelty of this conflict". US secretary of state Marco Rubio said US forces "would not deliberately target a school" after the strike occurred. Israel has said it is investigating the incident. Read more: https://bit.ly/4cUsJCs