Overview
- A missile strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School on Feb. 28 destroyed classrooms and killed well over 100 schoolchildren and scores of other civilians, making it one of the deadliest single civilian incidents in the war.
- Independent analysts including Amnesty International and munitions experts say evidence — including missile fragments and video — points to a U.S.‑manufactured Tomahawk cruise missile as the likely weapon used at the site.
- An independent military investigation was reportedly completed and submitted to U.S. Central Command in April, but the Pentagon says the probe remains "ongoing" and has not released its findings to Congress or the public.
- CNN and other reports say the Defense Intelligence Agency was not ordered to perform the standard, in‑depth third‑phase battle‑damage assessment and that CENTCOM has restricted access to investigative materials.
- Twenty‑five Democratic senators have demanded an unclassified report, a full version for Congress and a prevention plan by July 20, citing outdated targeting data, ignored warnings and the need for accountability for victims and their families.