Palestinian refugee camps are known for producing resistance fighters and footballers. But Israel’s ongoing onslaught in Gaza and the West Bank is erasing every aspect of Palestinian life, including sports.
On Thursday, December 22nd, Israeli forces shot and killed 23-year-old Ahmad Atef Daraghmeh, a promising soccer player, in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Daraghmeh was the 229th Palestinian to be killed this year and the 15th Palestinian to be killed in December alone.