Israel Kill Palestinian Goalkeeper Saleem Al Ashqar

Goalkeeper of Khan Yunis Services Club, Saleem Khader Al-Ashqar, 32, was killed on Monday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip as reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Al-Ashqar also played for Al-Aqsa and Al-Musaddar Sport Clubs during his football career in the Gaza Strip. Local sources said Al-Ashqar had been married for only five months and was awaiting the birth of his first child. He was also the only son among seven siblings.

With the killing of Al-Ashqar, the number of members of the Palestinian sports movement killed since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023 has risen to 1,009, including 567 from the Palestinian football community.

“We deeply mourn the tragic death of 32-year-old Palestinian goalkeeper Salim Al-Ashqar. He was killed by the Israeli army. We are deeply saddened by the continuation of such events. We call for justice and peace,” Chilean football club Deportivo Palestino said Wednesday as quoted by Anadolu.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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