Iranian Attack Hits West Bank, Kills Three Palestinian Women
Palestinian security forces gather at the scene where Palestinian women were killed in an Iranian missile attack near Hebron in the West Bank, March 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yosri Aljamal
Three Palestinian women were killed in an Iranian missile attack in the West Bank late on Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, in the first deadly Iranian strike there, and the first to kill Palestinians, since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The missile struck a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA reported. Thirteen were wounded, one of them seriously.
The Israeli military said it understood the strike was caused by a cluster munition, a warhead that splits into tiny bomblets that scatter into a disparate area.
At least 15 people have been killed in Israel since Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran at the end of February, sparking a regional conflict.
Iran has been sending daily missiles toward Israel, and there have been no reports of it deliberately targeting Palestinian territories.
Many Palestinians rely on either the sound of sirens from Jewish settlements or neighboring cities in Israel to alert them to rocket volleys.
The streets in the West Bank have been packed in recent days as many Palestinian families purchase sweets and presents in anticipation of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan.