US Edition‘Palestinian Pele’ Suleiman Al-Obeid Killed While Seeking Aid in Gaza
SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP, GAZA, AUG 6 – Suleiman al-Obaid was killed while waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, becoming the 662nd sports community member killed since the war began, the Palestinian Football Association said.
- On August 6, 2025, the Palestinian Football Association said Palestinian national football team player Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by Israeli forces near an aid centre in southern Gaza while waiting for food.
- Amid relentless airstrikes, the World Food Programme warned Gaza residents face an alarming water shortage and urgent aid needs, worsening their humanitarian crisis.
- According to AJ+, the number of football-related deaths in Gaza now stands at 321, and athletes and their families killed have risen to 662.
- He leaves behind a wife and five children after at least 18 people were killed while seeking aid on Wednesday, amid Gaza's worsening humanitarian crisis.
- The Palestinian Olympic Committee reported that since October 7, 2023, Israel has systematically targeted the Palestinian sports sector, killing 40 athletes in July alone.
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The Palestinian Football Federation announced the death of Suleiman al-Obeid, a former national team player. The player, who played 24 games for his country, died on Wednesday during a food distribution in the southern Gaza Strip. ...
On Wednesday, 7 August, the Palestinian Football Federation announced the death of Suleiman al-Obeid, a key figure of football in Gaza, who died in an Israeli bombardment. Nicknamed the "Palestinian Pele", the 41-year-old midfielder succumbed while waiting for humanitarian aid in the south of the enclave.
Israel has now massacred two of Gaza's greatest footballers
In other parts of the world, when you hear the words “soccer player,” you think of glory, green grass fields, bright lights, crowds cheering their names, and kids dreaming of being like them. But in Gaza, the story is different, painful, and heartbreaking. In just a few days, two of Gaza’s most prominent footballers, Ismail Abu Dan and “Gaza soccer legend” Suleiman Al-Obaid, a former player for the Palestinian national team, were killed by Israe…
Palestine’s ’Pele’ Suleiman al-Obeid killed by Israel in Gaza
Palestinian football legend Suleiman al-Obeid has been killed in an Israeli attack while waiting for humanitarian aid in southern Gaza. The 41-year-old former national team player was shot on Wednesday near an aid distribution centre, according to the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) as he waited for food aid. "Former national team player Suleiman al-Obeid was martyred during an attack by occupation forces while waiting for humanitarian a…
The Palestinian federation announced the death on Wednesday of the former attacker Suleiman Al-Obeid in the Gaza Strip.
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