Palestinian teenage footballer dies after settler attack in West Bank
Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A Palestinian teenager, Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan, died from injuries sustained when Israeli settlers attacked his West Bank village.
- The 17-year-old, who played for the Palestinian national youth football team, was shot on July 11 and died on Saturday, with his leg later amputated.
- His death highlights escalating settler violence in the West Bank, which rights groups and the UN describe as a system of apartheid.
Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan, a 17-year-old Palestinian footballer, has died a week after being shot during an attack by Israeli settlers on his village in the occupied West Bank. Al-Nassan succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, having had his leg amputated following the July 11 incident.
His death draws renewed attention to the surge in violence by Israeli settlers and soldiers against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Rights groups and the United Nations characterize Israel's actions in the territory, which it has occupied since 1967, as a system of apartheid. Settlement expansion continues at an accelerating pace, despite being illegal under international law.
With Fadi’s departure, the number of martyrs from the Palestinian sports movement since October 7, 2023, rises to 1,013 martyrs, including 568 martyrs from the Palestinian football family.
Al-Nassan was a member of the Palestinian national youth team and played for Al-Mughayyir Club. Dozens mourned him at his burial in his home village of al-Mughayyir. The Palestine Football Association stated that Israeli forces shot al-Nassan in the thigh during the settler attack. The association noted that his death brings the total number of martyrs from the Palestinian sports movement since October 7, 2023, to 1,013, including 568 from the football family.
He went to the scene of the attack and was killed.
His father, Hamdallah al-Nassan, recounted that his son ran towards the scene after hearing screams. "He went to the scene of the attack and was killed," he said. His mother, Hanan al-Nassan, remembered him as a "good student, good in sports, and loved playing football. Everyone loved him."
Separately, Israeli settlers and forces reportedly set fire to Palestinian property in two other incidents on Saturday, destroying olive trees and a family home. Israeli forces also raided homes in towns near Jenin, continuing incursions and settler violence that Palestinian communities face almost daily.
He was a good student, good in sports, and loved playing football. Everyone loved him.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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