Naming the athlete victims of Israel's war on Gaza
97 athletes, 32 officials and technicians, and 18 scouts are among the victims of Israel's war on Gaza. These are their names.
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On Monday, April 15, the Palestinian Football Association announced that three children from the Al-Wahda Sports Academy had been killed during Israeli raids in Deir al-Balah, located in the heart of the Gaza Strip.
“We announce the martyrdom of players Sami Bilal Abu Issa and Muhammad Bilal Abu Issa,” Al Wahda Academy announced on its Facebook account, which followed up by announcing the death of Adam Ramez Nabhan in another Israeli bombing. “Our hearts break for their loss.”
The three children—the youngest of whom was was four years old, with the other two aged six—are among the hundreds of Palestinian athletes who have been killed since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Later that same day, the PFA revealed that at least 182 athletes and sports officials had been killed amid Israel’s destruction of Gaza, including no less than 28 children.
An overwhelming number of the athletes killed were members of Gaza’s once vibrant football ecosystem. Among the notable names is Hani Al-Masdar, a former player and manager of the Olympic team, and Mohammed Barakat, Gaza’s first centurion of goals and a former national team player known as the “Legend of Khan Younis.”
Israel has also destroyed or partially dozens of football facilities in Palestine since the start of the war. These include all of Gaza’s professional football stadiums, as well as the PFA headquarters, which was also targeted by Israeli airstrikes.
Meanwhile, smaller facilities and dirt pitches have been transformed into makeshift refugee camps, field hospitals, and mass graves.
The PFA has since circulated a list of Palestinian athletes killed, injured, and detained since October 7, 2023, by the Israeli regime. And though the list is not complete due to the number of bodies which remain missing or unidentified, it includes the names of 97 athletes, 32 officials and technicians, and 18 scouts. It also includes the names of injured athletes, as well as those who have been detained by the Israeli regime.
The entire list can be viewed below.
Athletes:
1. Abdul Hafez Al-Mabhouh - Judo
2. Basem Al-Nabahin - Basketball
3. Nazir Al-Nashash - Football
4. Rashid Dabour - Football
5. Mohammed Al-Refi - Football
6. Baraa Madaht - Football
7. Haitham Al-Ara'er - Football Goalkeeper
8. Mohammed Al-Ghazali - Football
9. Mohammed Akram Hajazi - Football
10. Ibrahim Abu Zaid - Football
11. Mohammed Husuna - Football
12. Mohammed Al-Taweel - Football
13. Osama Abu Nahar - Football
14. Mohammed Qanan - Football
15. Mohammed Al-Muqayad - Football
16. Mohammed Abu Dan - Football
17. Fathi Is'eifan - Football
18. Abdul Qader Al-‘Atar - Football
19. Ahmed Hatem Al-Fara - Football
20. Abdullah Abu Sleima - Football
21. Mohammed Abu Saleima - Football
22. Abdul Rahman Al-Aqad - Football
23. Raed Baroud - Football
24. Ahmed Awad - Short Stature Football
25. Rashid Eid - Football
26. Tareq Al-Hour - Football
27. Mohammed Al-Hour - Football
28. Abdullah Abu Al-Haiga - Football
29. Mohammed Awad Al-Najjar - Football
30. Ahmed Riah - Football
31. Abdul Rahman Khattab - Football
32. Ahmed Abu Rakan - Volleyball
33. Emad Hamdan - Football
34. Yasmin Sharaf - Karate
35. Emad Akram Hajazi - Football
36. Shadi Sabah - Football
37. Osama Abu Nassar - Football
38. Yahya Al-Agha - Football
39. Hassan Zaiter - Volleyball
40. Ibrahim Qusa’ea - Volleyball
41. Mohammed Shaker Safi - Member of the Sports For All Federation, Athletics Coach, and Volleyball Referee
42. Mohammed Abu Hassaira - Football
43. Rami Abu Shawish - Volleyball Player, Khadamat Jabalia Club
44. Mahmoud Abu Saleima - Football Player
45. Mahmoud Abu Dan - Mohammad Abu Dan - Football Players
46. Mohammad Mahmoud Al-Qan - Football Player
47. Mohammad Ahmed Abu Zaid - Former President of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
48. Hamed Abu M’aileq - Basketball Player
49. Ahmad Adu - Player, Palestinian Short Stature Football Team
50. Ismail Abu Shamlah - Board Member of the Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club
51. Mohammed Hassouna - Captain of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
52. Anas Hamdan - Volleyball Player
53. Mahmoud Afana - Goalkeeper Coach, Al-Zaytoun Club
54. Mohammed Drabieh - Volleyball Referee, Assistant Football Referee
55. Jumana Al-Masri - Volleyball Player, Gaza Sports Club
56. Siwar Al-Madhoun - Basketball Player
57. Mu’men Aql - Bodybuilding Federation
58. Raghad Al-Jabari - Wheelchair Basketball Player
59. Sama Al-Jabari - Wheelchair Basketball Player
60. Wisam Jadallah - Coach, Palestine Volleyball National Team
61. Thaer Abu Alteen - Wrestler, Jenin Wrestling Club
62. Hussain Sabah - Table Tennis Federation
63. Khaled Budeir - Football Referee
64. Tahseen Taleb - Basketball Player, Shati’ Club
65. Mohammed Al-Maflouh - Player, Shabab Jabalia Club
66. Nihad Al-Maflouh - Coach, Shabab Jabalia Club
67. Bilal Abu Samaan - Coach, Athletics Federation
68. Bisan / Juman / Yaman Hasanein - Karate Federation
69. Yousef Dawood - Football Player
70. Adli Al-Rafati - Player, Palestine National Team for People with Disabilities
71. Ahmad Alwan – Football player of Nama’ Club.
72. Mohammad Nidal Al-Hawajri – Football player of Khadamat Al-Nussairat Club.
74. Subhi Farawna – Board Member of Itihad Khan Younis club.
75. Jamal Al-‘Oqaili Abu Yousef – Chief of Appeals Committee at PFA (Founder of Nunchaku sports in Palestine).
76. Mohammad Iyad Abu Shai’ra - Karate Athlete.
77. Jihad Al-Haj Ahmad – Observer of Football tournaments.
78. Amir Al-Hilo Abu S’auod – Former coach of Khadamat Jabaliya Basketball Team.
79. Ahmad –‘Allan – Football player of Jabal Al-Mukaber.
80. Mohammad Midhat Zeid – Volleyball player of Khadamat Jabaliya.
81. Khaled Zubaidi – Football player of Zeita Club.
82. Nagham Abu Samra – Karate.
83. Saleh Baraka – Player of Al-‘Atta’ Sports Club.
84. Mohammad Abu Shari’a – Karate Athlete at Al-Shams Sports Club.
85. Mohammad Faisal Abu ‘Awaad – Football Player of Nour Shams Club.
86. Ali Ahmad Al-Bayadi – Karate Athlete.
87. Ahmad Ali Al-Bayadi – Karate Athlete.
88. Mohammad Marwan Tatari – Football Player.
89. Mo’een Mughrabi – Palestine Football National Team player; Holder of First Bronze Medal in 1999 in the Arab Championship.
90. Abdel Rahim Luay Khashan -Taekwondo Athlete in Gaza Sports Club.
91. Subhi Abu Samra – Football Player on Professionals Academy.
92. Musa Musleh – Al-Mashtal Club Football Player
93. Monaser Abu Sharkh – Wrestling Athlete.
94. Omar Abu ‘Anza – Football Player of Shabab Rafah Club.
95. Mohammad Barakat – Player of Palestine Football National Team.
96. Saaid Abu Rukba – Wrestling Athlete.
97. Ashraf Murad – Palestine Baseball National Team (Technical Manager of Baseball Federation).
Officials and Technicians:
1. Aaref Al-Nabahin – Symbolic Figure for the Team
2. Mohammed Aldallu – President of the Table Tennis Federation
3. Issa Al-‘Arrouqi – Table Tennis Referee
4. Mohammed Matar – Media Official at the Judo Federation
5. Nader Abu Yousef – Sports Supervisor, Khadamat Al-Nusayrat Club
6. Tal’at Tobasi – Administrator, Gaza Sports Club
7. Lawyer Hamada Mukhimer – Legal Advisor for Khadamat Rafah Club
8. Basem Al-Suweirki – Administrator at Al-Mujama’ Al-Islami Club
9. Mahmoud Al-Khatib – Youth Coach at Rafah Club
10. Mahmoud Abu Zaid – President of Shabab Al-Zawayda Club
11. Omar Abu Shawish – Board Member of the Cultural and Sports Federation
12. Ahmed Al-Misshal – Employee at the Higher Council for Youth and Sports
13. Mohammed Hajazi – Administration Member at Shabab Jabalia Club
14. Mahmoud Al-Khatib – Football Coach (Shabab Rafah Club)
15. Kamel Al-Yaziji – President of the Athletics and Fitness Federation
16. Mustafa Abu ‘Atwan Abu Sa'ib – Symbolic Figure for the Team
17. Mohammed Abu Samra – Sports Media Representative
18. Tala Kleib – Coach of Khan Younis Club Football team.
19. Odeh Al-Hilo – Physician of Palestine Volleyball National Team – Shabab Jabaliya Club.
20. Yousef Jum’a Salameh – Honorary President of Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club.
21. Sulaiman Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
22. Jamil Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
23. Muhammad Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
24. Nizar Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
25. Ahmad Bassam Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
26. Bassam Abu Shari’a – Board Member of Al-Shams Club.
27. Munatser Nofel – President of Al-Sadaqa Club Fans Association.
28. Hani Al-Masdar – Assistant Coach of Palestine Olympic Football Team.
29. Nabil Mubrek – Former President of Palestine Athletics National Team.
30. Muhammad Khattab – Football International Referee.
31. Nidal Alsheikh Abed – President of Shawka Sports Club – Rafah.
32. Abdel Qader Abdel Kareem Abu Holi – Higher Council for Youth & Sports.
Scouts:
1. Khalil Fasseeh
2. Bassel Mishmish
3. Journalist Sa’eed Al-Taweel
4. Fayez Arafat
5. Asar Al-Baik
6. Ahmed Suroor
7. Samir Al-Qatnani
8. Abdulmoein Abu Rabhi
9. Ahmed Ghalib Mutair
10. Abdelfattah Khalil
11. Ahmed Abdelrahman
12. Ahmed Kashkou
13. Ismael Kashkou
14. Mohammed Raed Kashkou
15. Ahmed Raed Kashkou
16. Saeed Al-Taweel
17. Yamen Abu Kmail
18. Nagham Abu Samra
List of the Injured:
1. Abdullah Al-Soufi – Player, Shabab Rafah Club
2. Sa’eed Al-Kurd – Coach, Khadamat Al-Maghazi Club
3. Mohammed Al-Rakhawi – Football Player
4. Islam Al-Shakhreet – Football Referee
5. Mohammed Issleem – Deputy Head of the Technical Committee, Taekwondo Federation
6. Taleb Al-Najjar – Volleyball Player
7. Iyad Shahin and his children – Palestine Olympic Committee
8. ‘Aaida Al-Bayadi – Karate Athlete
9. Muhammad Al-Najjar - Wrestling
List of Detainees:
1. Issa Ali – Goalkeeper, Beit Ummar Football Club
2. Mohammed Ali – Player, Beit Ummar Football Club
3. ‘Ata Jaber – President, Shabab Al-Eizariya Club
4. Fakher Khalaf – Coach, Rantis Volleyball Club
5. Tareq Al-Shareef – Correspondent for Youth and Sports
6. Osama Abu Sha'ira – Player, Ibda' Volleyball Club
7. Ghazi Wahdan – Player, Rantis Club
8. Nimer Darghmah – Toubas Club, Bodybuilding
9. Omar Nahed Barghouthi – Higher Council for Youth & Sports
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Hello,
Preparing protest of Davis Cup tennis match Canada vs. Israel Sept 12-13 , 2025 in Halifax, NS., Canada. Does anyone have an updated list of Palestinian athletes, coaches, technicians, officials and scouts who have been murdered or injured by Israel? I want to make a banner that lists all their names and any available information about their role, sport, club. Thank you. From Judith @ jajokem@gmail.com
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