Palestine footballer Barakat killed in Israel’s attack on Gaza
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Barakat, who played for Ahly Gaza and Palestine, died when his house in Khan Younis was bombed by Israeli forces.
Palestinian footballer Mohammed Barakat has been killed after Israeli forces bombed his house in Khan Younis amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
The Barakat family’s home was hit by Israeli bombs early on Monday, the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Barakat, Gaza’s first centurion of goals and one of its top scorers, represented the national team and the Ahly Gaza football club in the local league.
The 39-year-old scored 114 goals and was known as “the legend of Khan Younis” during his long association with the Khan Younis Youth Club, which he captained. Barakat also played for several clubs in the occupied West Bank and Jordan, including Al-Wehdat.
The forward’s death was termed a “huge loss for Palestinian football” by Khalid Abu-Habel, a local club footballer.
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