Bloody July: 39 dead and 656 casualties since the start of the war of extermination on the Gaza Strip

Before July drew to a close, Gaza was about to face a new chapter of loss, this time in its stadiums, halls, and scout fields.

Thirty-nine athletes, scouts, and youth were martyred this month alone, bringing the total number of martyrs from the sports, youth, and scouting movement to more than 656 since the beginning of the genocide.

They are not just numbers, but faces that filled the squares with light and hope.

Ismail Abu Dan passed away, followed by Al-Tuffah Club player Sami Al-Helou, followed by Imad Yousef Al-Hawajri from Al-Rabat Club, then Imad Al-Abd Al-Fayoumi, the former Al-Shuja'iya star, before the soul of Ahmed Ali Asaad Salah, the Shabab Al-Khader player, ascended.

Among the Scouts, the young flower, Iman Muhammad Haraz, daughter of the Peace Scouts and Guides group, rose, while boxer Ahmed Bakhit was betrayed, and handball player Muhammad Omar Abdullah Abu Abdo fell.

Finally, Commander Asaad Abu Shawqa, Vice President of the Palestinian Karate Federation, passed away as a martyr due to his prolonged displacement, having lost his home, his daughter, and his grandchildren. He passed away without a single complaint, as if apologizing to life for loving it too much.

The Football Association topped the list of casualties, a scene that makes us wonder: How can sports survive amid such systematic death? How can a pure dream like the dream of playing be slaughtered so brutally?

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