Israel's amputee soccer team offers healing to soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza

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When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival, the Israeli professional soccer player thought he would never again play the game he loved.

"When I woke up," the 29-year-old said, "I felt I was going to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair."

Then Binyamin learned about a chance to be "normal" again: Israel's national amputee soccer team.

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The team, which includes two Israeli soldiers who lost limbs fighting in the war with Hamas, has offered all three a chance to heal from life-altering wounds suffered during the Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s ensuing war in Gaza. It heads to France in June for the European Amputee Football Championships. Some 16 teams, mostly from Europe, will compete.

Israel Amputee Football Team player Ben Binyamin controls the ball during a practice session in Ramat Gan, on April 11, 2024. The team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June. The team lineup includes two Israeli soldiers who were seriously wounded and lost limbs during the Hamas war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

"It’s the best thing in my life," said 1st Sgt. Omer Glikstal of the team's twice-weekly practices at a stadium in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan. The 20-year-old soldier from Haifa regularly played soccer until his life was turned upside-down when a rocket-propelled grenade shattered his left foot during a battle in Gaza in November.

"It’s a very