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WATCH: Israeli airstrike kills the ‘Pele of Palestinian football’

Published August 8, 2025
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Palestinian football star Suleiman al-Obaid was killed in an Israeli air strike on Wednesday while waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

Known as the “Pele of Palestinian football,” he is among 321 people in the football industry killed during Israel’s ongoing onslaught in Gaza.

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