05.07.2025 - 05:10 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza football star killed in Israeli strike, raising athlete death toll to 585

Palestinian football star Muhannad Fadl al-Lay died on Thursday after being wounded in an Israeli attack on his home earlier this week.

The attack took place on Monday at the al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza. Lay‘s death makes him the second football player to be killed this week in the besieged enclave. (…)

Earlier in the week, the Palestinian Football Association announced the death of football player Mustafa Abu Amirah, who was killed during an Israeli strike on a beachfront cafe in Gaza City.