Three Palestinian women killed during Iranian missile attack in West Bank

"Three Palestinian 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. Thirteen others were wounded in the incident, including one person who was reported to be in critical condition, according to reports."

"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. 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."

"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, 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."

Three Palestinian women were killed and thirteen others wounded when debris from an Iranian missile, possibly a cluster bomblet, struck a women's hair salon in Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. The missile fragments resulted from Israeli air defense systems shooting down the Iranian missile. This marks the first reported deaths in Palestinian communities from Iranian air attacks, though previous incidents caused injuries and property damage. Palestinian Civil Defence and medical teams responded to treat survivors and secure the area. Authorities issued warnings for residents to seek shelter during attacks and avoid missile debris. A foreign worker was also killed in Israel during the same missile attack.

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