Palestinian basketball star killed by Israel while trying to obtain food from GHF aid site

A Palestinian national basketball team player was killed by Israel while seeking food for his family in Khan Younis, Arabic media reported on Tuesday. 

Mohammed Shaalan, a famous Palestinian player who earned the nickname “The Earthquake,” was targeted by Israeli gunfire while trying to obtain food for his children at an American and Israeli food distribution site. 

Shaalan was desperate to bring food back to his daughter who suffers from Kidney failure, Arabic media reports said. 

Palestinians have been attacked by US mercenaries and Israeli soldiers while trying to take meager food supplies from sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).