Overview

• The Palestine Football Association says former international Suleiman al-Obeid was shot and killed by Israeli forces while queuing for humanitarian aid in southern Gaza.
• Salah replied to UEFA’s tribute on X, asking “how he died, where, and why,” and his post has been viewed tens of millions of times and praised by figures such as Jeremy Corbyn and Gary Lineker.
• UEFA has yet to expand its brief homage beyond the condolence letter shared by the PFA and attributed to president Aleksander Čeferin.
• An IDF spokesperson said its initial review found no records of the incident and requested further details to verify the circumstances.
• The episode intensifies scrutiny on international sports bodies to acknowledge civilian harm and provide transparent context in their public tributes in conflict zones.