An Israeli air assault on Tehran’s Evin Jail throughout this month’s 12-day war has killed at the least 71 folks, Iran’s judiciary says, days after a ceasefire ended hostilities between the 2 arch foes.
The strike on Monday, the day earlier than the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took maintain, destroyed a part of the executive constructing at Evin, a big, closely fortified advanced in northern Tehran that rights teams mentioned holds political prisoners and international nationals.
“In keeping with official figures, 71 folks had been killed within the assault on Evin Jail,” judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir mentioned on Sunday of an assault that was a part of the bombardment marketing campaign Israel launched on June 13.
In keeping with Jahangir, the victims at Evin included administrative employees, guards, prisoners and visiting family in addition to folks residing close by.
The judiciary mentioned Evin’s medical centre and visiting rooms had been focused.
A day after the strike, the judiciary mentioned Iran’s jail authority had transferred inmates out of Evin Jail with out specifying their quantity or figuring out them.
The inmates at Evin have included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and several other French nationals and different foreigners.