TEHRAN -- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has condemned Israel’s June 23 airstrike on Evin Prison, targeting the facility’s hospital, which resulted in 79 deaths. 
Baghaei labeled the attack a “flagrant atrocity” and hit out at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for committing war crimes in Iran.
 “With each passing day, new dimensions of Netanyahu’s war crimes in Tehran and other Iranian cities targeted by the Israeli regime’s aggression are displayed to the public,” Baghaei wrote on X Saturday.
The airstrike, which occurred during visitation hours, killed prison staff, inmates, their families, and passersby, leaving victims “trapped and burned to death under the rubble.” 
Baghaei said “79 precious lives perished as the result of Israel’s cruel war crime”, adding the attack violated international law and urged global condemnation of Israel.
“No person of good conscience can remain silent in the face of such cruelties that are grave violations of international humanitarian law and blatant war crimes,” he said.
Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir described the airstrike as a “full-scale crime,” highlighting the extensive physical and financial damage inflicted on the prison population and nearby residents.
The strike also hit the prison’s medical center, causing further casualties during a critical time when inmates were meeting with their families and social workers.
The attack on Evin Prison is part of a broader pattern of Israeli aggression. On June 13, Israel targeted several high-ranking Iranian officials and key infrastructure, including nuclear sites and civilian facilities, causing over 900 civilian deaths.