Palestinian teenage footballer dies a week after Israeli settler attack

A week after he was shot in his West Bank village, Fadi al-Nassan’s death comes amid a surge in settler violenceA Palestinian teenager who played for his country’s national youth football team has died from a gunshot wound sustained when Israeli settlers attacked his village in the occupied West Bank, officials and his relatives have said.Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan, 17, was shot on July 11 and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Thousands rally in London in support of Gaza, demand new PM take actionlist 2 of 3New York’s Mamdani says looking into Netanyahu arrest during city visitlist 3 of 3Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza kill eightend of listHis death has drawn new attention to the escalating violence carried out by Israeli settlers and soldiers against Palestinian communities across the West Bank, territory Israel has occupied since 1967 and where settlement building has expanded at an accelerating rate despite being illegal under international law.Rights groups and the United Nations have described Israel’s actions in the West Bank as a system of apartheid.Al-Nassan played for Al-Mughayyir Club and was a member of the Palestinian national youth team.Dozens of mourners dressed in black carried his body from the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to his home village, al-Mughayyir, for burial on Saturday.The Palestine-football-association" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="46771" data-entity-type="organization">Palestine Football Association (PFA) said Israeli forces shot al-Nassan in the thigh while settlers were attacking the village. His leg was later amputated, and he died from the injuries, the association said.“With Fadi’s departure, the number of martyrs from the Palestinian sports movement since October 7, 2023, rises to 1,013 martyrs, including 568 martyrs from the Palestinian football family,” the association said in a statement on X.His father, Hamdallah al-Nassan, said his son had run towards the scene after hearing women and girls screaming during the assault.