Career
The very next game, against Malaysia he scored twice, in Palestine"s 6-0 surprise routing. Maraaba would have made his debut for Palestine a lot sooner, however he was embroiled within the political turmoil that surrounds Palestine as a nation. Maraaba was arrested by the Israeli Defence Force on the 28th April, 2014 at the border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank as he returned from a training camp in Qatar.
A spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed they had "concrete information that he was carrying, or was involved in the potential transfer of communication equipment and finance on behalf of Hamas".
International Goals
Scores and results list Palestine"s goal tally first.