The PFFA Football Association (PFA) stated that among 808 athletes in Gaza in the last 22 months, there were 421 football players, of which almost half were children.
The last victim was a former representative of Palestine Suleimn Obeid, who was killed on Wednesday while waiting for humanitarian aid.
PFA stated in the statement: “The former representative Suleiman Obeid was killed during the attack forces attack as he waited for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.”
OBEID (41), born in Gaza and Father Peter children, was considered one of the brightest stars in the history of Palestinian football. The national team played 24 official matches and scored two goals.
Since October 2023. The number of football players of killed or death death reached 421, including 103 children, according to PFA data.
At least 61,158 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli genocidal war against Gaza from October 2023, according to the Department of Health in Gaza. Among them are victims of air attacks, land offenses, as well as at least 193 people who have died from hunger due to the Israeli blockade.
The current Israeli offensive, now in the second year of genocide in Gaza, was devastating the Palestinian sport. Athletes, trainers and judges were killed, and the entire sports facilities were bombed, burned or converted into mass graves.
About 90 percent of sports infrastructure in Gaza allegedly destroyed.
PFA said Israeli forces partially or completely destroyed 288 sports facilities throughout Gaza and the west coast, including stadiums, gyms and football clubs. Among them is the seat of the PFA, affected by Israeli air attack.
From destroyed buildings, 268 were in Gaza, and 20 in the west coast. Half of these objects served directly to Palestinian football.
With attacks, hunger and malnutrition, the entire belt of Gaza was hit, which led to an almost complete collapse of sports life. The Palestinian Ministry of Health led that at least 193 people died of hunger from the beginning of the blockade.
The United Nations and humanitarian organizations warned of mass starvation, because the Israeli blockade continues to prevent the delivery of assistance, fuels and feed the population of Gaza.
The inhabitants of Gaza, including athletes, are increasingly leaving sports activities, fighting for survival due to bombing, displacement and increasing hunger threats.
(Vijesti.ba)
