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Al Jazeera Staff

The Palestinian boy who wanted to be like Ronaldo, killed by Israel

Naji al-Baba, 14, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers as he played football with friends in woodland close to his family's home in Halhul, occupied West Bank [Mosab Shawer/Al Jazeera]

Halhul, occupied West Bank – Like kids the world over, Naji al-Baba dreamed of becoming an international football player, “just like Ronaldo”.

But – like his name, which means “survivor” – that was not to be the fate of a boy born in the occupied West Bank.

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