Rising Gaza football star and father killed in Israeli strike

Nazir al-Nashash, a young aspiring Palestinian footballer, was killed along with his father and uncle after an Israeli missile struck their home over the weekend.

The al-Nashnash family had fled to their home in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north when Israel started a relentless bombing campaign, following Hamas' surprise attack.

On Saturday, 20-year-old Nazir, his father Atta, 43, and his uncle Nael had returned to their six-storey building in the camp to retrieve some belongings and necessities, Emad al-Nashash, a family relative, told Middle East Eye.

"Upon their entry, an Israeli aircraft targeted the house with a first missile and then another, resulting in the complete destruction of the house and the tragic loss of their lives," said Emad.

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