Iran says over 61,000 civilian buildings damaged in US-Israeli attacks

The Iranian government spokeswoman says more than 61,000 civilian buildings have been damaged in the illegal US-Israeli aggression against the country.

Fatemeh Mohajerani made the remarks on Monday, the 17th day of the brutal military assault against the country.

She said that since the beginning of the war, the US-Israeli strikes have damaged a total of 61,182 civilian units across Iran, including 18,180 residential and commercial buildings in Tehran, as well as 34,548 residential buildings and 8,081 commercial ones outside Tehran.

She added that 226 Iranian women, including two pregnant mothers, have been killed and 3,002 women injured during the aggression.

The number of martyrs under the age of 18 and 5 has reached 204 and 13, respectively, Mohajerani noted.

She also said that 17 medical personnel, as well as 206 teachers and students have lost their lives in the enemy attacks.

The average time for emergency aid and medical forces to reach the affected areas is about four minutes, according to the spokeswoman.

The criminal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.

Iranian armed forces have responded by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks targeting locations in the Israeli occupied lands as well as US military bases and assets across the region.

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