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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza

Suleiman al-Obeid, in a blue football strip, points a finger upwards
Obeid scored twice for the Palestinian national side, most memorably with a scissor-kick against Yemen during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation championship. Photograph: X

A footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football Association (PFA).

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the PFA said.

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