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Israeli attacks kill footballer known as "Pele of Palestine"

2025-08-07 21:09:15Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Israeli attacks kill footballer known as "Pele of Palestine"
Suleiman al-Obeid

A footballer known as the "Palestinian Pelé" has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Football Association (PFA).

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the PFA said.

"During his long career, al-Obeid, 41, scored more than 100 goals, making him one of the brightest stars of Palestinian football," the announcement said.

Born in Gaza on March 24, 1984, Obeid began his football career with Khadamat al-Shati, later playing for Markaz Shabab al-Am'ari in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Sport. A regular player on the Palestinian national team after his debut in 2007, Obeid played 24 games and scored twice, the PFA said, most memorable with a scissors strike against Yemen during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation championship.

His talent on the pitch earned him the nickname "Palestinian Pelé" - a tribute to the legendary Brazilian widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

His death adds to a growing number of athletes missing in Gaza since the start of the war, with at least 662 athletes and their relatives reported to have been killed.

"The number of footballers killed or dying of starvation has reached 421, including 103 children," the PFA said.

Obeidit left behind his wife and five children.

According to the PFA, 288 sports facilities have been damaged or turned into rubble across Gaza and the West Bank, from stadiums and training fields to gyms and clubs. The vast majority, 268, were in Gaza, while 20 were in the West Bank, with about half serving directly for football.

Among the countries hit was the PFA headquarters in Gaza, hit during an Israeli airstrike.

More than 1,300 Palestinians have reportedly been killed near aid distribution points managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since the establishment of the US- and Israeli-backed logistics group in late May.


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