Palestinian Al-Ahly club player Ahmed Abu Al-Atta was martyred with his wife and children in an Israeli bombing – today – on Gaza City, joining a large convoy of players and athletes who were martyred since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
According to the information, Abu Al-Atta – who previously played for the Al-Shujaia Union team – and his family were martyred as a result of the occupation aircraft targeting his house in the area of the Latin Monastery Church in Gaza City.
Last March, Palestinian football player Muhammad Barakat was martyred after his family home was bombed on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.
Barakat, who is considered one of the best scorers and the first player in Gaza to score 100 goals for one team, represented the Palestinian national team and the Al-Ahly Football Club in Gaza in the local league.
Barakat also played for several clubs in the occupied West Bank and Jordan, including Al-Wehdat Club.
According to the Palestinian Football Association, the number of sports martyrs, as a result of the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to more than 157 martyrs, including more than 90 martyrs in football.
The federation’s latest statistics indicate that 22 sports facilities were destroyed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in addition to the arrest of dozens of athletes.
23 children and 67 young football players were also martyred, noting that this number is not final in light of the presence of missing persons and the lack of sources, especially in the Gaza Strip.
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