Azeez Al-Shaair honours slain Palestinian sisters despite NFL sanctions

The Houston Texans’ linebacker wore eye black with the names of slain sisters Lana, 12, and Bana, eight.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026American football player Azeez Al-Shaair has once again honoured Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, despite previous fines and the threat of being removed from games, this time wearing the names of sisters Lana and Bana Ahmad on his eye black during his latest National Football League (NFL) game.The Houston Texans linebacker took the field against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday wearing the names of Lana, 12, and her sister Bana, eight, who were killed along with their family in an Israeli air attack earlier this month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Kyrie Irving wears PRESS shirt for Gaza journalists at NBA All-Star Gamelist 2 of 4Undeterred by fines, Al-Shaair pays tribute to Palestinian girl Wafaa Akilalist 3 of 4Kyrie Irving will ‘take care’ of Al-Shaair’s NFL fine on Hind Rajab messagelist 4 of 4Azeez Al-Shaair’s anti-genocide note: Muslims tackle NFL fine with charityend of listHours before the game, Al-Shaair posted about the sisters on his Instagram account and followed it with a photo of the black tape...