On Sunday May 12th 2024, Dr Safia Hamdan was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike at the entrance to Azbet Malin in Jabalia, northern Gaza.

A colleague of Dr Safia’s, Eid Sabah, posted to Facebook mourning the loss of Dr Safia Hamdan and reporting that they were killed by a “Zanana” missile. A Zanana missile is Arabic word used in Palestine to refer to the drones commonly used by the Israeli Military. The word means ‘buzzing sound’ and is used to refer to the noise the drones make and the drones themselves.

While neither post to Facebook reporting the death of Dr Safia Hamdan directly attributes responsibility for the attack to Israel, the term Zanana is generally applicable to mean an Israeli drone and can therefore be taken as indication of who the belligerent was reported to be by local sources in this instance. Another Facebook post from Mohamed Awad also attributed the death of Dr Safia Hamdan to a Zanana missile. Therefore, the strike status of this incident has been graded as “fair”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.