Former Palestinian national team footballer Suleiman Obeid was martyred on Wednesday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza City, according to medical sources in the besieged Strip.
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The 41-year-old was reportedly waiting for humanitarian aid when he was fatally targeted, becoming yet another victim of Israel’s ongoing aggression against civilians in Gaza, which has continued for over 22 months amid alarming international silence.
Obeid is not the first athlete to be killed during this period. Just last month, 39 athletes, scouts, and youth figures were martyred, bringing the total number of victims from the Palestinian sports and youth community to over 660 martyrs since the beginning of the genocide.
The late captain Suleiman Obeid began his football career with his hometown club Shabab Al-Shati (Beach Services Club) and also played for Al-Amari Club in the West Bank Premier League.
He scored his first international goal for Palestine against Yemen during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship and represented the national team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
