"Evidence from data analysts reviewing satellite imagery, video footage and social media appears to show the school was hit by a precision strike and may have been hit more than once.

Maps from the Department of Defense also appear to show two Iranian air defense targets surrounding the school's location, which is within what the Pentagon describes as a "U.S./Israeli strikes" zone.

Outside military analysts also have suggested that the Pentagon's AI-driven targeting " or human error that failed to check whether target maps were up to date " may have played a role in the strikes."