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Published 16:09 6 Aug 2025 BST
Updated 16:10 6 Aug 2025 BST

The Palestinian Football Association have announced that former international, Suleiman Al-Obaid, has been killed.
In a statement on X they said: "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."
Al-Obaid played for the Palestinian national team between 2007 and 2013, playing 19 times and scoring twice.
He was reportedly won the Gaza League's golden boot for three straight seasons from 2015-18, playing for Gaza Sport and Khadamat Al-Shatea.
According to the PFA, he was also known by nicknames such as the Pele of Palestine, the Gazelle, the Black Pearl, and Henry of Palestine.
They also say that he scored over 100 goals in career, and that it brings the total of sports stars and scouts killed by Israel to 662.
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