Champions on crutches: Palestinians form first amputee football team in Gaza
Middle East Eye | Maha Hussaini | Friday 29 June 2018
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GAZA STRIP – When he was just nine years old, Ibrahim Khattab lost his left leg during Israel’s 2014 “Protective Edge” military operation against Gaza. The 50-day assault left over 2,100 Palestinians dead, most of them civilians.
Now 13-year-old Khattab is the youngest member of Gaza’s first amputee football team, established in March this year.
“The past four years were harsh. It was not easy for me to cope with my new condition, but now I am proud that I play with all these men who are much older than me,” he said.