Ibrahim Qusaya Explained

Birth Date:	7 November 1991
Birth Place:	Palestine
Death Place:	Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza, Palestine

Ibrahim Qusaya (Arabic: إبراهيم قصيعة; 7 December 1991 — 14 November 2023), also spelled as Ibrahim Qassiya or Ibrahim Qasia, was a Palestinian volleyball player.^[1] He studied high school at Ahmad al-Shaqiri School and received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Al-Aqsa University.

Sports career

Qusaya was a member of the Palestinian national volleyball team.^[2] He won a bronze medal in the 2021 West Asian Beach Soccer Championship.^{[3] [2]} Together with Abdallah Al-Arqan he represented Palestine in the men’s beach volleyball event at the 2023 Asian Games in Ningbo, China.^[2]

Death

On 14 November 2023, he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp alongside teammate Hassan Zuaiter.

See also

• Casualties of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

External links

• Ibrahim Qassiya at VolleyBox

Notes and References

1. Web site: استشهاد نجمي كرة الطائرة الفلسطينية حسن زعيتر وإبراهيم قصيعة . وكالة الأنباء والمعلومات الفلسطينية وفا.
2. Web site: 14 November 2023 . Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills 2 volleyball players from Palestinian national team . 3 December 2023 . Arab News .
3. News: Israeli bombings kill two Palestinian volleyball stars Hassan Zuaiter and Ibrahim Qasia. alquds.com. 14 November 2023. 3 December 2023.