A renowned football player was among those killed in the latest Israeli attack on starving Gazans seeking aid in the besieged territory, the Palestinian Football Association said.
Suleiman Al-Obeid, nicknamed the “Palestinian Pelé”, was shot dead by Israeli forces on Wednesday while waiting near an aid distribution centre.
He was 41 years old.
Al-Obeid is survived by his wife and five children.
“The former Palestine national team player, Suleiman Al-Obaid, was killed in an Israeli strike targeting civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip,” the PFA said in a statement on social media.
He last played for Palestinian club Khadamat Al-Shatea.
Al-Obaid was regarded as one of the most talented attacking midfielders to play in the Gaza Strip League, earning him the nickname “Pelé of Palestine” after the Brazilian great, the association said.
