Three Palestinian women killed in Iranian West Bank strike

Cluster bombs contain dozens of smaller explosives, known as bomblets, which disperse across a wide area before impact.

The IDF estimates that around 50 per cent of all missiles launched by Iran at Israel since the start of the war have been fitted with cluster warheads, allowing a single missile to cause indiscriminate damage in multiple locations.

More than 100 countries have prohibited the proliferation or use of such munitions since 2008 under the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), but the US, Israel and Iran are not signatories.

Nonetheless, their use on civilian targets or in populated areas is widely regarded as a violation of international law and, potentially, a war crime.

Elsewhere, a Thai farm worker was killed in a separate strike near Jerusalem, also apparently due to cluster missiles.

And yet more strikes managed to evade interception to hit Tel Aviv, per Channel 12.

The latest round of strikes marks the first time Palestinians have been killed by Iranian attacks during the current war.

While the majority of Israelis have access to bomb shelters or fortified rooms, the latest figures suggest that there are far fewer shelters in the West Bank, even in areas administered by Israel.

However, Channel 12 also reported that Israel’s security services are assisting the PA in clearing and managing the scene of the strike.