ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - At least 71 people were killed in an Israeli strike on notorious Evin prison in Tehran earlier this week, days after a ceasefire which ended a 12-day air war between the two countries, according to the Iranian judiciary.
"According to official figures, 71 people were killed in the attack on Evin prison," said judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir of the Monday strike, in remarks carried on the judiciary's news outlet Mizan.
Jahanagir had previously said that the prison had sustained damage and the detainees had been transferred to other prisons in Tehran province.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Iran on June 13, targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities across the country and killing dozens of high-profile military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Notable Iranian officials killed in the Israeli attacks included: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Hossein Salami, nuclear scientist and former head of the country’s atomic energy organization Fereydoon Abbasi, physicist and President of the Islamic Azad University Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, the Chief of Staff of Iran’s military Mohammad Bagheri, and IRGC Air Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
At least 610 were killed and over 4,700 others injured in Iran during the 12-day conflict, according to the Iranian health ministry. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that over 1,000 people were killed in the Israeli attacks on Iran.
A mass funeral service in attendance of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, was held in Tehran on Saturday, as thousands gathered in the Iranian capital’s Enqelab Square to honor around 60 security officials and nuclear scientists who were killed during the 12-day Israeli conflict.
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