Palestinian civil defence staff examine the location the place shrapnel from projectiles fell in Beit Awa close to the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Hebron on March 18, 2026.
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Three Palestinian girls had been killed in an Iranian missile assault within the occupied West Financial institution late on Wednesday (March 18, 2026), the Palestinian Pink Crescent mentioned, within the first lethal Iranian strike there, and the primary to kill Palestinians, because the begin of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The missile struck a hair salon within the city of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, the Palestinian Authority’s official information company WAFA reported. 13 had been wounded, considered one of them significantly.
The Israeli navy mentioned it understood the strike was attributable to a cluster munition, a warhead that splits into tiny bomblets that scatter right into a disparate space.
Iran-Israel conflict updates on March 18, 2026
At the very least 15 individuals have been killed in Israel since Israel and the U.S. launched assaults on Iran on the finish of February, sparking a regional battle.
Iran has been sending day by day missiles in the direction of Israel, and there have been no stories of it intentionally focusing on Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
Most Israelis have entry to bomb shelters that shield them from cluster munitions and falling particles, however nearly no such shelters exist for Palestinians within the West Financial institution.
Many Palestinians depend on both the sound of sirens from Jewish settlements or neighbouring cities in Israel to alert them to rocket volleys.
The settlements, constructed on land captured by Israel within the 1967 Center East conflict, are thought to be unlawful by most world powers. Israel denies the settlements are unlawful and asserts a biblical birthright to the land.
The streets in the West Financial institution have been packed in latest days as many Palestinian households buy sweets and presents in anticipation of the Eid al-Fitr vacation marking the tip of Ramadan.
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