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More than 350 Palestinian footballers killed by Israel in Gaza

More than 353 footballers, including 91 children, hav been killed by Israel's war on Gaza since October last year, according to the Palestinian Football Association. 

It said that 546 people from the Palestinian sports and scouting movements had been killed in total. 

The association said that footballing brothers Muhammad and Mahmoud Khalifa were killed on Monday after Israeli forces bombed their home in Nuseirat refugee camp. 

Muhammad played for Hilal Gaza, and the Palestinian national youth team, while Mahmoud played for Shabab Ahli Al-Nuseirat.