Dad wrongly pronounced dead after 2014 Israeli bombing killed in airstrike, family says
Ahmed Al Dali, who lost his leg after an Israel bombing in 2014, died in an attack on the city of Khan Younis on Monday, the Gaza Sunbirds announces.
A Palestinian man who was one of the first amputee members of a squad of para-cyclists in Gaza has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, his team has announced.
Ahmed Al Dali was killed on Monday in an attack on the city of Khan Younis in the southern area of the besieged enclave, the GazaSunbirds team said.
The 33-year-old father-of-four lost his leg in 2014 after an Israeli bombing in Gaza. At the time, he was initially pronounced dead and placed in a morgue, before his body was reassessed and his family discovered he was still alive
In a post on Instagram, the Gaza Sunbirds said they were “devastated” by Mr Dali’s death, adding: “We are heartbroken. But we are also furious. This cannot continue.”
Mr Dali turned to para-sport “to prove that disability is not inability,” the team said. He played para-football and then became one of the first amputee members of the Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling squad in 2022.
Mr Dali’s cousin, Alaa Al Dali, a co-founder and team captain of Gaza Sunbirds, said on Monday: “Ahmed survived the missile that took his leg in 2014, but today a second missile took his life.
“When we first started this journey, Ahmed was by my side. He was a great person filled with positivity and a love for sport. Today his life ended. It breaks my heart to have to continue our journey without him but we will keep going for all those who we lost during this genocide.”
Karim Ali, co-founder and team manager of Gaza Sunbirds, said: “Ahmed’s courage on the bike was matched only by his devotion to his children and his community.”
He added: “Our team is witnessing civilians being killed daily, the supply of weapons from international governments needs to stop. As a team working tirelessly to deliver aid over the last 16 months, there is nothing more we can do. It is time for real change. We don’t want to lose more people.”
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