Three Palestinian women killed as missile debris hits West Bank beauty salon

At least three Palestinian women have been killed and eight more injured after missile debris hit a beauty salon in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says.

The PRCS said shrapnel hit the salon in the town of Beit Awwa, near Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said fragments reportedly landed on a metal caravan used as a salon as well as several other locations in the West Bank.

It happened shortly after the Israeli military said Iran had fired missiles towards it, which it said it was "working to intercept".

Wafa identified those killed as Mais Ghazi Masalmeh, 17, Sahira Rizq Masalmeh, 50, and Amal Sobhi Abdel Karim Matawa' Masalmeh, 36.

The PRCS said response teams, including at least five ambulances rushed to the scene and found "several casualties and injuries".

The bodies of the three women were transported to a local hospital, along with other victims who sustained "critical and moderate" wounds, it said.

The PRCS had previously reported that four women were killed in the incident before revising the death toll to three.

It added that crews faced "significant difficulties" trying to reach the site due to the closure of iron gates leading to the area, which "had a direct and critical impact on the time available to save the injured victims".

The BBC has contacted the Israeli military for comment.