Mohammed Balah joined the Palestinian national team for the first time in 2017, under the guidance of coach Abdul Nasser Barakat, in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. He then played in several games against the Algerian Olympic team, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and Syria. With the Palestinian team, he helped them qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup, making it the second time in their history, as well as winning the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup, after defeating the Tajik team in penalty kicks[1][2].