In the first hours of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, up to 175 young girls and school staff

were blown to pieces at an elementary school.

Others were maimed and burned and were suffering from their injuries for the rest of their lives.

Even any comparatively fortunate ones with

minimal injuries will surely experience permanent trauma from having witnessed something so

horrific. Witnesses describe scenes of unfathomable horror with limbs and blood strewn across classrooms.

The Guardian cites verified videos that show children's bodies lying partly buried under the debris.

Quote, in one video, a very small child's severed arm is pulled from the rubble.

Colorful backpacks covered with blood and concrete dust sit among the ruins. One girl wears a green dress with gingham patches on her pockets and the collar, her form partly obscured by a black body bag. Screams can be heard in the background. Dropsite news spoke to the

father of a six-year-old girl, Sarah Sherryan Madar, who was killed in the attack. I cannot understand

how a place where innocent children learn can be bombed like this, he said.

We are talking about small children who knew nothing of politics or wars,

and yet they are the ones paying the highest price.

The United States and Israel have not denied responsibility for the attack,

although it's still unclear which country fired the missile into the school.

The US said that it does not, quote, target schools,

which does not mean that it does not bomb them.

We take these reports seriously, a U.S.

spokesman said. Israel's spokesperson said the government was not, quote, aware of such an attack,

which, of course, does not mean its military did not carry one out. Photos, supposedly showing

that a misfired Iranian missile caused it,

were debunked, although they spread widely online among Americans and Israelis desperate to believe

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