Salah criticizes UEFA farewell for ‘Palestinian Pele’ not mentioning his death at hands of Israeli soldiers – Middle East Monitor

Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah on Saturday protested UEFA’s silence on how a former Palestinian player was killed by an Israeli attack while waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, Anadolu reports.

Suleiman al-Obaid was killed on Wednesday amid the second year of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Marking his passing, UEFA wrote, “Farewell to Suleiman al-Obaid, the ‘Palestinian Pele.’ A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of…