A 40-year-old basketball player named **Mohammed Shaalan**, nicknamed “Earthquake” and renowned for his contributions to the Palestinian national team, was killed in Gaza, as reported by the official news agency Wafa.

The article states that Mohammed lost his life due to an Israeli shelling in Khan Younis, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to a correspondent from the news outlet Roya, Shaalan was attempting to procure food and medicine, particularly for his daughter Mariam, who is suffering from severe kidney failure. He had repeatedly called on the media and international organizations to intervene in order to save her life.

Shaalan had ceased participating in various Arab and international basketball tournaments following the outbreak of the military conflict with Israel.