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Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestine’s First-Ever Olympian, Dies Due to Israel’s Medical Blockade on Gaza

HeadlineJun 21, 2024

The first Palestinian athlete to ever participate in the Olympics died last week in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp after he was unable to receive medical care for kidney failure. Majed Abu Maraheel, a long-distance runner, represented Palestine in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was the flag bearer.

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