Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Al-Tawam, northern Gaza: Palestinian man Hatem Khalil Abu Hasanein killed by fire from an Israeli quadcopter drone on 16 October, WAFA reports

ATTACK
Location
Al-Tawam area, northern Gaza (area-level, estimated)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
Standard

Hatem Khalil Abu Hasanein, 40, was killed on Friday 16 October 2026 by a bullet fired from an Israeli quadcopter drone in the al-Tawam area of the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA's correspondent reported. No Israeli military statement on the incident was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian man killed by Israeli occupation fire in northern Gaza · One man killed, per WAFA.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Palestinian man killed by Israeli occupation fire in northern Gaza

WAFA correspondent; single source; exact time not given; reviewed late (published before this run's window); no IDF statement read.