“Palestinian Billy”, Suleiman Al -Obaid, was killed while seeking assistance in Gaza Israeli conflict news

Obeid was known as “Pele of Football” and became one of its brightest stars.

Palestinian national football team player Suleiman Al -Obaid was killed in an Israeli attack on aid applicants in Gaza.

The Palestinian Football Association said that the Israeli forces attacked the people waiting near the relief distribution center in southern Gaza.

It was called “Palestinian Football Pele” – after the Brazilian professional football player was considered widely one of the best football players in all ages.

During his long career, the Gaza player scored more than 100 goals, which made him one of the brightest Palestinian football stars.

“The former national team player and the star of the Al -Shaati Sagamat team, Suleiman Al -Obaid, was martyred after the (Israeli) occupation forces targeted those who are waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday,” said the Palestinian Football Association in a statement.

While FIFA refuses to ban Israel from its competitions, Israel has killed hundreds of football players in Gaza since October 2023.

Among them are Suleiman Al -Obaid, who was called “Pele Palestinian Football” and was killed while waiting for help in Gaza on August 6. pic.twitter.com/p9vozhj5w0

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With Obeid’s death, the number of athletes and their family members has been killed in the tape since the beginning Israel’s war It rose to 662.

The number of football deaths in Gaza is now 321, including players, coaches, officials, referees and members of the Board of Directors.

The former football star began his career with the Al -Shaati Sadat Club in Gaza, before joining the ranks of the Youth Center Club in the occupied West Bank.

At the international level, Al-OBEID played 24 international matches with Al-Fada, where he scored two goals, the most famous of which was a scissors against the Yemeni national team during the Football Association in West Asian 2010.

Football star leaves behind a wife and five children.

More than 1,300 Palestinians have been killed near the aid distribution sites run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since its operations began in late May.

Medical sources have told at least 18 people while seeking assistance on Wednesday, amid a growing hunger crisis in the region, as Israel continues to impose severe restrictions on humanitarian aid supplies.

Meanwhile, Gaza Hospitals recorded four new deaths due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health in the pocket, as the total number of hunger -related deaths raised to 197, including 96 children, since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023. Most of the deaths were in recent weeks.