West Bank Death Toll Rises to Four after Iran Missile Fire

A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Thursday in the occupied West Bank from shrapnel wounds sustained after an Iranian missile attack, bringing the death toll from the incident to four, the Ramallah-based health ministry said.  Asil Samir Masalmeh, 32, who was six months pregnant, died after missile fragments tore through a hair salon in the town of Beit Awa, near the city of Hebron, late on Wednesday, the ministry said.  The four women killed in the incident were the first Palestinians to die in the ongoing Middle East war. Hamas is holding internal talks and consulting Palestinian factions on the fate of weapons in Gaza, an issue central to US President Donald Trump’s plan, which calls for full disarmament and links it to reconstruction. Talks have slowed in recent wee... [7408 chars]