Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinian athletes this month
Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinian athletes and coaches in June, the Palestinian Olympic Committee said on Saturday.
The committee said that since Israel's war on Gaza began in October 2023, the total number of Palestinians killed from the sports community, including youth athletes, had risen to around 615.
Amongst the 13 athletes killed this month were eight football players and staff, two volleyball athletes, one handball athlete, a karate athlete and one Muay Thai athlete.
The football stars include Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Jaabari, Emad Yousef Al-Samhouri, Mohamed Mahmoud Yassin, Mostafa Mayt, Abdullah Mazen Hawila, Ayman Jumaa Al-Hamas, and Youssef Ayman Al-Najjar.
The volleyball athletes killed were Abdel Karim Al-Nanman and Ahmed Mohamed Al-Mufti; the karate athlete was Ayman Totah; the Muay Thai fighter was Ammar Hamayel; and the handball player was Mohamed Hussein Al-Nashar.
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