Israel kills Palestinian athlete as he looks for aid in southern Gaza

Palestinian international athlete Allam Abdullah al-Amour was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday morning close to a US-backed aid centre near Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The runner, who won a bronze medal in the 3,000-metres event at the West Asia Championships in 2023, was trying to seek humanitarian relief.

The Palestinian Athletics Federation announced al-Amour's killing in a Facebook post on Wednesday, writing: "With deep sorrow and grief, the Palestinian Athletics Federation mourns the young runner, Allam al-Amour, who has ascended to his Lord as a martyr."

According to the federation, the young athlete was killed by Israeli shelling as he was collecting food aid for his family, amid the Israeli-manufactured famine in the besieged enclave, which has led to the deaths of 317 Palestinians from starvation and malnutrition.

"He never expected that his end would be a bullet to the head, instead of carrying food to feed his family," the post read.

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