Palestinian long-distance runner and athletics coach Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian to compete at the Olympics and flag bearer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, has passed away on June 12 due to lack of access to medical treatment caused by the ongoing Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza. Maraheel, who died at the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, was unable to receive treatment for kidney failure. His death highlights the dire healthcare situation in Gaza, exacerbated by power outages and medical shortages due to Israel's blockade.
Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian to compete in the Olympics and flag bearer at the 1996 Atlanta Games, has died due to a lack of medical treatment in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli siege which prevented him from accessing treatment for kidney failure. https://t.co/hBCIVutCmW
The first Palestinian athlete to participate in the Olympic games died on Wednesday at the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza due to kidney failure due to power outages and medical shortages as a result of the ongoing Israeli war and siege of the enclave https://t.co/TypUBhSh9V
Palestine's first ever Olympian dies in Gaza from lack of treatment due to Israel's war https://t.co/THnxBJ39yf
Palestinian runner Majed Abu Maraheel's death from kidney failure highlights dire healthcare situation in Gaza https://t.co/SiyuUVJKRt
The first Palestinian to ever compete at the Olympics (1996), long distance runner Majed Abu Maraheel has been killed by the Israeli blockade of Gaza, unable to receive medical treatment for kidney failure. We should all look forward to this story being covered on @SportsCenter
Long distance runner Majed Abu Marahel was the first Palestinian to compete at the Olympics in 1996. He died in Gaza yesterday due to Israel's inhumane blockade on medication and its destruction of Gaza's healthcare system. Israel killed him. https://t.co/VAhzaDhdza
The first Palestinian to compete at the Olympics and flag bearer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics has been killed Palestinian long-distance runner and athletics coach Majed Abu Maraheel has passed away due to lack of access to medical treatment caused by Israels siege on Gaza. https://t.co/oKJrkYvcqh
Palestinian long-distance runner and athletics coach Majed Abu Maraheel has passed away due to lack of access to medical treatment caused by the ongoing Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza. The first Palestinian to compete at the Olympics and flag bearer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. https://t.co/PiV2i6BQ3d