ISTANBUL

Some 21,720 buildings in Iran were hit by the ongoing US-Israeli strikes since Feb. 28, including 4,122 commercial establishments and 17,353 homes, as well as health centers, schools, and humanitarian infrastructure, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Wednesday.

According to the Iranian government's Telegram channel on Wednesday, the Iranian Red Crescent said over 56,000 people contacted its hotline to receive psychological support during the same period.

Regional tensions escalated when the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, which have killed over 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as over 150 schoolgirls.

Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.