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Salah attacks UEFA, which was the circumstances of the death of the “Palestinian Pele” in Gaza
Gaza – A silence that does not pass. The Egyptian striker of Liverpool Mohamed Salah attacked this Sunday, August 10, the UEFA who, in his tribute to the “Palestinian Pelé” Suleiman al-Obeid, omitted to mention that the footballer had been killed, according to the Palestinian Federation, by Israeli fire during a distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip.
The former Palestinian player was killed on Wednesday August 6 “Following fire by the Israeli occupation having targeted people waiting for humanitarian aid in the south of the Gaza Strip”announced the Palestinian football association on its site.
UEFA reacted, declaring on X: “Goodbye to Suleiman al-Obeid, the” Palestinian Palestinian “. A talent that has given hope to an incalculable number of children, even in the darkest periods ”. Without word on the context, therefore.
“Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?” »»then replied the Egyptian scorer on the same platform. A message heavy with the meaning of the one who is particularly committed to the Palestinian cause.
In October 2023, the star of Egyptian football and Liverpool, for example asked that humanitarian aid be authorized to enter Gaza, pleading for the end of « massacres » in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
1000 Palestinians killed while they were trying to get humanitarian aid
Mohamed Salah, elected in May best player of the season in the Premier League for the second time in his career, is expected to be aligned for the first official match of the season, on the occasion of the Community Shield on Sunday against Crystal Palace.
Suleiman Al-Obeid, who had played 24 international games with the Palestinian selection and scored more than 100 goals during his career was 41 years old and father of five, according to the Palestinian Federation. His death (which has moved many voices in sport), according to the same source,, to 321 the number of its members killed since the start of the war.
Since the murderous attack of Hamas on October 7, the Israeli offensive has killed at least 61,369 people in Gaza, mainly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Hamas, deemed reliable by the UN. According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 Palestinians were killed by Israel while they were trying to obtain humanitarian aid, the vast majority of which near the Gaza Humanitarian Centers (GHF), an organization supported by the United States and Israel with opaque funding.
