Suleiman al-Obeid, soccer star, killed waiting for food aid

The Dead
Written By Alain Jehlen

Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, a star soccer player with the Palestinian national team, was killed August 6 in an Israeli attack on aid seekers near an aid distribution center in southern Gaza, according to the Palestinian football association.

He leaves behind a wife and five children.

The European soccer teams association UEFA posted a photo and a tribute to him on X: “Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pelé'. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times.”

Liverpool soccer player Mohamed Salah, who is from Egypt, posted, “Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

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