Three Palestinian women killed during Iranian missile attack in West Bank

Women killed, 13 injured when debris from a missile, or possibly a cluster bomblet, hit a beauty salon near Hebron.Three Palestinian women were killed when debris or possibly a munition from an Iranian missile fell on a women’s hair salon in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent and news reports.The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) official news agency Wafa said the three women were killed when the salon in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, was hit late on Wednesday by fragments of an Iranian missile.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico Citylist 2 of 4Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavezlist 3 of 4At least eight killed as Brazilian police carry out lethal favela raidlist 4 of 4Funerals held for Afghans killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul hospitalend of listThirteen others were wounded in the incident, including one person who was reported to be in critical condition, according to reports.Wafa said the missile fragments, often the result of being shot out of the sky by Israeli air defences, hit the salon and that debris had fallen over other locations in the Hebron governorate.Rory Challands, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Amman, Jordan, said Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank have suffered injuries and property damage resulting from previous Iranian air attacks, but no deaths.“That has just changed tonight,” Challands said.“From what we understand, a missile bomblet, one of these cluster munitions, sub-munitions, fell on a women’s hair salon there, which is what caused the deaths and the injuries,” he said.Rocket trails are seen in the sky amid a new barrage of Iranian missile attacks above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on March 18, 2026 [Jack Guez/AFP]The Palestinian Civil Defence, medics and explosives engineering teams with the PA’s Interior Ministry responded to the incident by treating survivors and securing the area, Wafa said, adding that warnings have been issued for local people to seek out secure areas during attacks and to keep clear of missile debris and remnants following attacks.