Safaa Nezar Hassouna
Safaa Hassouna was killed in an Israeli air strike.
On 17 October, Safaa lost her life when an Israeli air strike struck her home in Rafah while she was sleeping beside her husband and their three-month-old daughter Elyana. Although her parents survived the strike, they remain in shock and devastated by her death. Her killing highlights the tragic toll of the conflict on innocent civilians, particularly young mothers and children.
Biography
Safaa Hassouna, 26, was a young Palestinian pharmacist from Rafah, Gaza. She was known for her kindness, politeness, and helpful nature, and was deeply loved by her family and community. A devoted wife and mother, she had a three-month-old baby girl named Elyana. Safaa’s promising life and career were cut short during the ongoing war, leaving her family and loved ones devastated by her sudden loss.
Safaa Hassouna was born and raised in Gaza and pursued a career in pharmacy, dedicating her professional life to serving her community’s healthcare needs. She balanced her career with her family life, where she was a loving wife and the proud mother of her infant daughter, Elyana. Her uncle, Dr. Omar Hassouna, who lives in the UK, remembers her as polite, helpful, and cherished by all who knew her. In January, during a family visit, he last saw Safaa and recalls her warmth and kindness. Safaa’s death not only robbed her daughter of a mother at the most tender age but also left her parents, husband, and extended family in deep grief. For her family, she represented hope, care, and the promise of a brighter future, now shattered by the violence of war.
Pleas of Surviving Relatives and Family if any
Her uncle, Dr. Omar Hassouna, a retired medical doctor based in the UK, said that Safaa’s parents survived the strike but are in deep shock and devastation over her death. He described Safaa as “polite, helpful, and loved by everyone” and lamented her loss as unfair, like the loss of all civilians in Gaza. Dr. Omar added that he feels hopeless being far from Gaza and wishes he could be with his family during this tragedy.
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The 26-year-old pharmacist was killed in an air strike in the southern city of Rafah, on 17 October. She was sleeping beside her three-month-old baby girl Elyana, and her husband. Safaa's uncle and a retired medical doctor based in the UK, Omar Hassouna, said her parents managed to survive the strike but are in shock and devastated by her death. Omar said the last time he saw his niece was in January, during his holiday in Gaza. "Safaa was polite, helpful, and loved by everyone. "I have lost a lovely niece. Her death is unfair, as all the deaths of all of the civilians in Gaza have been." "I would prefer to be in Gaza with them right now, I feel so hopeless here."1 bbc.com Open source