Israel has killed 85 Palestinian athletes, says Football Association

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Football Association said that, in the period between October 7th and December 6th, it documented the killing of 85 Palestinian athletes, including 55 football players and 30 players in other sports. The Association issued a comprehensive report on Thursday in which it indicated that the Israeli occupation forces, in their continued aggression against the northern and southern governorates of the country, targeted Palestinian athletes and sports facilities, especially football players, and club presidents, administrators, referees, and others. According to the report, the slain football players included 18 children and 37 youths, including two in the West Bank, while 4 players were wounded in the Gaza Strip. It explained that the Israeli bombing led to the destruction of nine sports facilities, four in the West Bank and five in the Gaza Strip. The report pointed out that the occupation forces detained three athletes in the West Bank, while in the Gaza Strip, the number is infinit e in light of the number of missing people there. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA