13 Palestinian athletes killed this June

The crimes and massacres committed by the Israeli occupation army against Palestinian sports in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank continue.

The Palestinian Olympic Committee announced the death of 13 Palestinian athletes during the current month of June, as a result of the ongoing brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which began on October 7, 2023.

The Olympic Committee added in a statement issued on Saturday that the number of dead from the sports, youth, and scouting movement has risen to approximately 615, out of a total of more than 56,000 dead and more than 150,000 wounded, in a blatant violation of all international, sporting, and humanitarian conventions and values.

Among the 13 athletes killed this month were eight football players and an administrative staff member, two volleyball players, a handball player, and a Muay Thai fighter.

The football dead athletes are: Mohammed Abdel Moneim Al-Jaabari, Imad Youssef Youssef Al-Samhouri (administrator), Mohammed Mahmoud Abdel Majeed Yassin, Mustafa Mait, Abdullah Mazen Ahmed Huwaila, Ayman Jumaa Abdel Moati Al-Hamas, Mohammed Mahmoud Abdel Majeed Yassin, and Youssef Ayman Al-Najjar.

From volleyball, Abdul Karim Al-Namnam and Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Al-Mufti were martyred, from karate, Ayman Totah, from Muay Thai, Ammar Hamayel, and from handball, Mohamed Hussein Abdullah Al-Nashar.

These athletes were killed due to the brutal bombing and the aid lines. Each one of them had a dream to pursue, but the occupation assassinated them and their dreams, which were similar to those of their counterparts around the world: achieving a title, honorably representing the national team, and having their names written in the annals of sports heroes.