Gaza
NFL player Al-Shaair honors slain Palestinian children for fifth week
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Al-Shaair, an NFL player, continued a weekly tribute to Palestinian children killed in Gaza by writing the name of a slain child on his eyeblack during games, according to Al Jazeera English. This week he honored Maryam Ghanem, a girl in Gaza who was forced to witness her mother's death by fire.
The player has maintained the practice for five consecutive weeks, using his visibility in professional football to draw attention to Palestinian casualties.
