Another tragic news from Gauze: On Wednesday (06.08.2025), the Palestinian Football Federation announced the death of former international Suleiman al-Juide, who was killed by Israeli fire while waiting to pick up humanitarian aid. Al-Opide, also known as “Palestine of Palestine”, had worn the Palestinian national team jersey 18 times.
He was married and father of five children. He was found dead by authorities in front of a humanitarian aid distribution center in Gaza.
The Palestinian national team, already tested by the adverse conditions in Gaza, is now in mourning.
The former Palestine national team player, Suleiman Al-Obaid, was killed in an Israeli strike targeting civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip.https://t.co/BWTmJThzeC pic.twitter.com/3qrIMksO2H
— Palestine Football Association (@Palestine_fa) August 6, 2025
Al-Juide had competed in Gaza’s Khadamat al-Shatea team, and had also passed through the Jordanian championship with the Markaz Shabab al-AM’ARI team. According to the Transfermarkt website, he scored two goals in 18 appearances with National.
However, he is not the only athlete who has lost his life in war. According to data from the Palestinian Football Federation published on July 23, a total of 807 athletes and scouts have been killed within 670 days.