105 civilian facilities hit, 21 hospitals damaged in US-Israeli aggression: IRCS

Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says at least 105 civilian structures and buildings have come under attack, and some have been badly damaged during the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against the country.

In a statement on Thursday, the society said that the criminal regimes of the US and Israel have carried out a total of 1,333 strikes on Iran since the onset of the joint offensive on February 28, affecting 174 towns and cities across the country.

At least 636 locations have been bombed by the United States and Israel.

The statement added that the targeted residential areas are situated in the cities of Maragheh, Urmia, Lamerd, Isfahan, Hamedan, Kordestan and Kermanshah, besides some districts in the capital Tehran like Narmak, Shahid Keshvardoust, Qaem residential neighborhoods.

The IRCS further noted that seven of its bases were also hit by US-Israel strikes, and three of its ambulances were rendered out of service.

Furthermore, at least 15 medical facilities, including the Blood Transfusion Center and the Gandhi Hospital in Tehran, the Taleqani Hospital in Urmia and the Minab Clinic in the southern Hormozgan Province, sustained  damage in the onslaught.

US-Israel attack on a Tehran hospital targeted newborns, destroyed IVF center

US-Israeli strikes on Tehran hospitals, including the prominent Gandhi Hospital, critically endangered newborn lives and destroyed a specialized IVF center.

IRCS highlighted that 1,748 aid and rescue teams, comprising of 6,370 rescuers, have been active in operations to retrieve people from under the rubble and recover dead bodies.

At the same time, 1,479 machines are being used to expedite aid and rescue operations.

The IRCS finally expressed it's deep sympathy with the families of the victims, assuring the grieving Iranian nation that it will continue its activities uninterruptedly until calm restores in the country.

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