Sana'a Mehaidli

Sana'a Youssef Mehaidli (; 14 August 1968 – 9 April 1985) was a Lebanese militant and member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP). At the age of 16, she was killed when she exploded her car next to an Israeli convoy in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the South Lebanon conflict. Two Israeli soldiers and a Lebanese soldier were killed in the attack. Mehaidli is believed to be the first female suicide bomber.

Early life Mehaidli was born on 14 August 1968 in the Lebanese village of Anqoun to a Shia Muslim family. She lived with her family in the Mousaitbeh area of Beirut.

On 24 March 1985, Mehaidli left her family home after she claimed she was going to buy nail polish for her mother. The incident took place at the main crossing point from central to southern Lebanon. Two other Israeli soldiers were injured. She may have been the first female suicide bomber, according to some researchers.

After her death, a party official from the SSNP delivered a present to Mehaidli's home which she had left for her mother. It contained perfume, a blue necklace and a letter which Mehaidli wrote explaining her actions. The SSNP official said that Mehaidli's suicide was her own idea.