{"id":119114,"date":"2023-11-24T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gazan-boy-11-forced-to-give-up-his-football-dreams-after-losing-leg-in-israeli-airstrike-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T00:00:16","slug":"gazan-boy-11-forced-to-give-up-his-football-dreams-after-losing-leg-in-israeli-airstrike-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gazan-boy-11-forced-to-give-up-his-football-dreams-after-losing-leg-in-israeli-airstrike-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Gazan boy, 11, forced to give up his football dreams after losing leg in Israeli airstrike| ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ojtncsgN4CA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Gazan boy, 11, forced to give up his football dreams after losing leg in Israeli airstrike| ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ojtncsgN4CA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A young Palestinian boy who had his leg amputated after an Israeli airstrike received a video call from his idol, Moroccan football player Yassine Bounou.<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza, limbs are lost and lives are changed in an instant as the Israeli bombardment of the enclave continues into the seventh week.<\/p>\n<p>But as casualty figures continue to rise, the conflict hasn&#8217;t taken Aasef Abu Mahadi&#8217;s smile despite doing its best to rob him of his dreams to become a professional footballer.<\/p>\n<p>He used to play at his neighbourhood club as the team&#8217;s goalkeeper, but the joys of his childhood have been replaced by the brutality of bombs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young Palestinian boy who had his leg amputated after an Israeli airstrike received a video call from his idol, Moroccan football player Yassine Bounou. 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