Faten al-Sahhar.. She resisted hunger and displacement, and the occupation assassinated her at her workplace

Faten al-Sahhar, the director of the women's police in Gaza Governorate, was assassinated by the Israeli occupation on August 19, 2026, in a strike targeting a meeting of police officers. The article reviews her biography through the testimony of her husband Ismail, which recounts her suffering from hunger and repeated displacement during the war, and her role as a mother and social officer.

Faten al-Sahhar, the director of the women's police in Gaza Governorate, was assassinated by the Israeli occupation on August 19, 2026, in a strike targeting a meeting of police officers at a police headquarters near the Gaza Municipality Park. The article reviews her biography through the testimony of her husband Ismail al-Sahhar, who describes her as 'an extraordinary woman in her challenges, resistance, and steadfastness.' Faten and her family lived through about a year and a half of famine and repeated displacement, moving between more than twenty stations in the southern Strip, while her husband was in Gaza. She was responsible for securing food under harsh conditions, and she would distribute half of what was available to those in need. Alongside her family role, she was an officer in the women's police and studied psychology, dealing with sensitive social issues, including sheltering a fourteen-year-old girl. She left four children: Abdulaziz (16 years old), Raghad (14), Musk (9), and Siwar (7).