‘I’ve lost everything’: Palestine footballer Balah on Israel’s war on Gaza
Al Jazeera
Gaza-born forward Mohammed Balah tells Al Jazeera how the war has brought his promising football career to a halt.
It had barely been three months since Palestinian international footballer Mohammed Balah made his long-awaited return to Al Sadaqa Football Club in Gaza when Israel launched its war on the strip following the October 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel.
Balah was happy to be back in his homeland and scoring goals for his childhood club in the Gaza Premier League.
He also got married to his eternal love in a beautiful ceremony.
Then, during match week five of the league, Balah sustained an injury in Al Sadaqa’s game against Khadamat al-Shati and was forced out of action.
The 30-year-old had hoped to be fit for Palestine’s international fixtures in October and be part of their AFC Asian Cup squad, but the war crushed his aspirations.
