Mahmoud's style reminded me of the Dutch player Virgil van Dijk. Mahmoud was hit in the head with shrapnel when The Jews attacked the area beside his home. ...Muath ran incredibly fast and he never seemed to get tired. Muath was killed when The Jews fired a missile at his home.
By Hamza Abu Eltarabesh: I seldom notice joy and excitement in the eyes of Gaza’s people. So I savored the all-too-brief moment when I felt everyone around me shared those emotions.
It was an evening in April this year. The location was the grounds where Shabab Jabalia – a youth football team – plays.
For local people, it was an important game, the final in a competition.
Nerves were running high and almost everyone watching the match had a cigarette between their lips. Each time someone scored a goal or came close to scoring, the supporters of his team would jump up and down.