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As of 26 July 2024,[update] around 400 Palestinian sportspeople,[1] at least 245 of them footballers (69 children and 176 young men),[2] have been killed amid the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee and the Palestinian Football Association. The Israeli invasions have also led to destruction stadiums and closure of clubs.[3][4]
Palestinian football, by passing through the developments of the second intifada and successive Israeli wars in Gaza, was able to enter the Asian Nations Cup in three consecutive periods. But the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip has made it difficult for the Palestinian football team to participate in the preliminary stage of the 2026 World Cup and the 2024 Asian Nations Cup.[5]
Palestinian athletes
editKarateka
edit- Yasmin Sharaf – Karate
- Bisan / Juman / Yaman Hasanein – Karate Federation
- Nagham Abu Samra – Karate[6]
- Mohammad Iyad Abu Shai’ra – Karate Athlete.
- Ali Ahmad Al-Bayadi – Karate Athlete
- Ahmad Ali Al-Bayadi – Karate Athlete
- Mohammad Abu Shari’a – Karate Athlete at Al-Shams Sports Club
- Youssef Qaddoum – Karate Athlete[7]
Basketball players
edit- Tahseen Taleb – Basketball Player, Shati’ Club
- Siwar Al-Madhoun – Basketball Player
- Hamed Abu M’aileq – Basketball Player
Volleyball players
edit- Anas Hamdan – Volleyball Player
- Mohammed Drabieh – Volleyball Referee, Assistant Football Referee
- Jumana Al-Masri – Volleyball Player, Gaza Sports Club
- Ahmed Abu Rakan – Volleyball
- Hassan Zaiter – Volleyball[8]
- Ibrahim Qusa’ea – Volleyball
- Mohammad Midhat Zeid – Volleyball player of Khadamat Jabaliya
- Rami Abu Shawish – Volleyball Player, Khadamat Jabalia Club
- Wisam Jadallah – Coach, Palestine Volleyball National Team
- Mohammed Shaker Safi – Member of the Sports For All Federation, Athletics Coach, and Volleyball Referee
Football players
edit- Mohammad Barakat – Player of Palestine Football National Team[9]
- Nazir Al-Nashash – Football
- Ahmed Daraghmeh [10][11]
- Mo’een Mughrabi – Palestine Football National Team player; Holder of First Bronze Medal in 1999 in the Arab Championship.
- Rashid Dabour – Football
- Adli Al-Rafati – Player, Palestine National Team for People with Disabilities
- Mohammed Al-Refi – Football
- Baraa Madaht – Football
- Haitham Al-Ara'er – Football Goalkeeper
- Mohammed Al-Ghazali – Football
- Mohammed Akram Hajazi – Football
- Ibrahim Abu Zaid – Football
- Mohammed Husuna – Football
- Mohammed Al-Taweel – Football
- Osama Abu Nahar – Football
- Mohammed Qanan – Football
- Mohammed Al-Muqayad – Football
- Mohammed Abu Dan – Football
- Fathi Is'eifan – Football
- Abdul Qader Al-‘Atar – Football
- Ahmed Hatem Al-Fara – Football
- Abdullah Abu Sleima – Football
- Mohammed Abu Saleima – Football
- Abdul Rahman Al-Aqad – Football
- Raed Baroud – Football
- Ahmed Awad – Short Stature Football
- Rashid Eid – Football
- Tareq Al-Hour – Football
- Mohammed Al-Hour – Football
- Abdullah Abu Al-Haiga – Football
- Mohammed Awad Al-Najjar – Football
- Ahmed Riah – Football
- Abdul Rahman Khattab – Football
- Emad Hamdan – Football
- Emad Akram Hajazi – Football
- Shadi Sabah – Football
- Osama Abu Nassar – Football
- Yahya Al-Agha – Football
- Mohammed Abu Hassaira – Football
- Mahmoud Abu Saleima – Football Player
- Mahmoud Abu Dan – Mohammad Abu Dan – Football Players
- Mohammad Mahmoud Al-Qan – Football Player
- Mohammad Ahmed Abu Zaid – Former President of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
- Ahmad Adu – Player, Palestinian Short Stature Football Team
- Ismail Abu Shamlah – Board Member of the Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club
- Mohammed Hassouna – Captain of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
- Mahmoud Afana – Goalkeeper Coach, Al-Zaytoun Club
- Khaled Budeir – Football Referee
- Omar Abu ‘Anza – Football Player of Shabab Rafah Club
- Subhi Abu Samra – Football Player on Professionals Academy
- Musa Musleh – Al-Mashtal Club Football Player
- Mohammad Marwan Tatari – Football Player
- Khaled Zubaidi – Football player of Zeita Club
- Jihad Al-Haj Ahmad – Observer of Football tournaments
- Amir Al-Hilo Abu S’auod – Former coach of Khadamat Jabaliya Basketball Team
- Ahmad –‘Allan – Football player of Jabal Al-Mukaber
- Ahmad Alwan – Football player of Nama’ Club
- Mohammad Nidal Al-Hawajri – Football player of Khadamat Al-Nussairat Club
- Yousef Dawood – Football Player
- Mohammed Al-Maflouh – Player, Shabab Jabalia Club
- Mohammad Faisal Abu ‘Awaad – Football Player of Nour Shams Club
- Saleh Baraka – Player of Al-‘Atta’ Sports Club
Others
edit- Mu’men Aql – Bodybuilding Federation
- Thaer Abu Alteen – Wrestler, Jenin Wrestling Club
- Raghad Al-Jabari – Wheelchair Basketball Player
- Sama Al-Jabari – Wheelchair Basketball Player
- Hussain Sabah – Table Tennis Federation
- Nihad Al-Maflouh – Coach, Shabab Jabalia Club
- Bilal Abu Samaan – Coach, Athletics Federation
- Subhi Farawna – Board Member of Itihad Khan Younis club
- Jamal Al-‘Oqaili Abu Yousef – Chief of Appeals Committee at PFA (Founder of Nunchaku sports in Palestine)
- Abdel Rahim Luay Khashan -Taekwondo Athlete in Gaza Sports Club
- Monaser Abu Sharkh – Wrestling Athlete
- Saaid Abu Rukba – Wrestling Athlete
- Ashraf Murad – Palestine Baseball National Team (Technical Manager of Baseball Federation)
- Basem Al-Nabahin – Basketball
- Abdul Hafez Al-Mabhouh – Judo
- Mohamed al-Dalou – Palestinian head of the Palestine Table Tennis Federation
Officials and technicians
edit- Aaref Al-Nabahin – Symbolic Figure for the Team
- Mohammed Aldallu – President of the Table Tennis Federation
- Issa Al-‘Arrouqi – Table Tennis Referee
- Mohammed Matar – Media Official at the Judo Federation
- Nader Abu Yousef – Sports Supervisor, Khadamat Al-Nusayrat Club
- Tal’at Tobasi – Administrator, Gaza Sports Club
- Lawyer Hamada Mukhimer – Legal Advisor for Khadamat Rafah Club
- Basem Al-Suweirki – Administrator at Al-Mujama’ Al-Islami Club
- Mahmoud Al-Khatib – Youth Coach at Rafah Club
- Mahmoud Abu Zaid – President of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
- Omar Abu Shawish – Board Member of the Cultural and Sports Federation
- Ahmed Al-Misshal – Employee at the Higher Council for Youth and Sports
- Mohammed Hajazi – Administration Member at Shabab Jabalia Club
- Mahmoud Al-Khatib – Football Coach (Shabab Rafah Club)
- Kamel Al-Yaziji – President of the Athletics and Fitness Federation
- Mustafa Abu ‘Atwan Abu Sa'ib – Symbolic Figure for the Team
- Mohammed Abu Samra – Sports Media Representative
- Tala Kleib – Coach of Khan Younis Club Football team
- Odeh Al-Hilo – Physician of Palestine Volleyball National Team – Shabab Jabaliya Club
- Yousef Jum’a Salameh – Honorary President of Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club
- Sulaiman Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Jamil Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Muhammad Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Nizar Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Ahmad Bassam Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Bassam Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club
- Munatser Nofel – President of Al-Sadaqa Club Fans Association
- Hani Al-Masdar – Assistant Coach of Palestine Olympic Football Team[10]
- Nabil Mubrek – Former President of Palestine Athletics National Team
- Muhammad Khattab – Football International Referee
- Nidal Alsheikh Abed – President of Shawka Sports Club – Rafah
- Abdel Qader Abdel Kareem Abu Holi – Higher Council for Youth & Sports
See also
editReference
edit- ^ Ames, Nick (July 27, 2024). "Palestine Olympic chief: no handshakes with Israelis unless they recognise state". The Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Ali, Rabia (July 26, 2024). "Gaza's athletes caught between Olympic dreams and Israeli bombs on cusp of Paris 2024". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Zidan, Karim (18 January 2024). "The case for sports sanctions against Israel". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Biden says he wants Israel to focus on 'how to save civilian lives' – as it happened". The Guardian. 15 Dec 2023.
- ^ Mikdadi, Bassil (30 October 2023). "'Many players have died': Israel's war on Gaza hits Palestinian football". Al Jazeera.
- ^ Abed, Abubaker (27 February 2024). "Nagham Abu Samra: Palestine karate champion, victim of Israel's war on Gaza". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Palestinian athlete among those killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as bombing continues for third day". The New Arab. 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 2 volleyball players from Palestinian national team". Arab News. November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Palestine footballer Barakat killed in Israel's war on Gaza". Al Jazeera. 11 Mar 2024.
- ^ a b Zirin, Dave (January 10, 2024). "Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes?". The Nation.
- ^ "Palestinian footballer killed by Israel in West Bank: Medics". Al Jazeera. 22 Dec 2022.