Tennis star Ons Jabeur to donate part of her WTA Finals prize money to ‘help the Palestinians’. World No. 7 Ons Jabeur said she would donate part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians, in a tearful speech on Wednesday. The Tunisian made the pledge during an emotional on-court interview after beating Markéta Vondroušová 6-4 6-3 in Cancun, Mexico. “The situation in the world doesn’t make me happy,” Jabeur said, fighting back tears as she spoke to the crowd. “It’s very tough seeing children, babies dying every day. It’s heartbreaking, so I have decided to donate part of my prize money to help the Palestinians.” ‘Just humanity’. “I cannot be happy with just this win, with what’s happening. I’m sorry guys, it’s supposed to be about tennis, but it’s very frustrating looking at videos every day,” Jabeur added. A total of 9,025 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’ terror attacks on October 7, according to figures released Thursday by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah drawn from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave. More than 22,000 others have been injured.
