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Al-Obeid was known arsenic the ‘Pele of Palestinian football’ and became 1 of its brightest stars.
Published On 7 Aug 2025
Palestinian nationalist shot squad subordinate Suleiman al-Obeid has been killed successful an Israeli onslaught connected assistance seekers successful Gaza.
Al-Obeid, 41, was killed connected Wednesday erstwhile Israeli forces attacked radical waiting adjacent an assistance organisation centre successful confederate Gaza, the Palestinian Football Association said.
He was nicknamed the “Pele of Palestinian football” – aft the Brazilian nonrecreational footballer wide regarded arsenic 1 of the champion shot players of each time.
During his agelong career, the Gaza subordinate scored much than 100 goals, making him 1 of the brightest stars of Palestinian football.
“Former nationalist squad subordinate and prima of the Khadamat al-Shati team, Suleiman Al-Obeid, was martyred aft the [Israeli] concern forces targeted those waiting for humanitarian assistance successful the confederate Gaza Strip connected Wednesday,” the Palestinian Football Association said successful a statement.
While FIFA refuses to prohibition Israel from its competitions, Israel has killed hundreds of shot players successful Gaza since October 2023.
They see Suleiman Al-Obeid, who was nicknamed the “Pelé of Palestinian football” and was killed portion waiting for assistance successful Gaza connected August 6. pic.twitter.com/P9VoZHJ5W0
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 6, 2025
With al-Obeid’s death, the fig of athletes and their household members killed successful the Strip since the commencement of Israel’s war has risen to 662.
The fig of football-related deaths successful Gaza present stands astatine 321, including players, coaches, administrators, referees and nine committee members.
The erstwhile shot prima began his vocation with the Khadamat al-Shati nine successful Gaza, earlier joining the ranks of the Al-Amari Youth Center Club successful the occupied West Bank.
At the planetary level, al-Obeid played 24 planetary matches with Al-Fida’i, scoring 2 goals, the astir celebrated of which was a scissor footwear extremity against the Yemeni nationalist squad during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship.
The shot prima leaves down a woman and 5 children.
More than 1,300 Palestinians person been killed adjacent assistance organisation sites tally by the arguable Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since it began operations successful precocious May.
At slightest 18 radical were killed portion seeking assistance connected Wednesday, aesculapian sources told Al Jazeera, amid a increasing hunger situation successful the territory arsenic Israel continues to enforce terrible restrictions connected supplies of humanitarian aid.
Gaza’s hospitals, meanwhile, person recorded 4 caller deaths owed to famine and malnutrition implicit the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health, raising the full fig of hunger-related deaths to 197, including 96 children, since Israel launched its warfare connected Gaza successful October 2023. Most of the deaths person been successful caller weeks.
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Al Jazeera and quality agencies
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