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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Pregnant Palestinian woman dies of wounds from yesterday’s Iranian missile strike in West Bank, taking toll to 4
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A Palestinian woman succumbs to wounds sustained in an Iranian missile attack last night, taking the death toll in the West Bank strike to four.
Aseel Masalma, 32, was critically wounded and was pronounced dead today, the Palestinian Authority health ministry says. According to Palestinian reports, she was six months pregnant.
The four victims — a teenage girl and three women — had been at a salon in Beit Awa, near Hebron, using the space to prepare food for a meal to break the Ramadan fast, Palestinian media reports.
The first three victims were named as Mais Razi Masalma, 17; Sahra Razek Masalma, 50; and Amal Matawa, 46.
A photo of the victims of the Iranian missile that struck a women’s salon in the town of Bayt Awa in the West Bank, including a pregnant woman and a minor:
– Sahera Masalma (salon owner)
– Amal Masalma (six months pregnant)
– Mais Masalma (minor) pic.twitter.com/AIM2VpmkNS— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) March 19, 2026
At least three of the women were related.
Nine other Palestinians were injured when the apparent cluster munition hit the salon. The wounded included a four-year-old girl.
The funerals of three of the victims were held in Beit Awa today.
A Beit Awa resident who spoke with The Times of Israel and asked not to be named said the salon was a mobile home structure made of aluminum.
Also yesterday evening, a man was killed in an Iranian missile strike in central Israel’s Moshav Adanim.
تشييع 3 فلسطينيات قضين في سقوط شظايا صورايخ على بلدة بيت عوا في الخليل بالضفة الغربية pic.twitter.com/wlCzGOClE1
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