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Gaza’s football fans back ‘friends’ Spain to beat England in Euro 2024

Amid Israel’s ongoing war, football fans in Gaza will back Spain in its bid to beat England for Euro 2024 glory.

Gaza residents Omar Ghayyad (top left), with his son, and Mohammed Ghayyad, with his daughter (right), watch a Euro 2024 football match in their tent in Deir el-Balah, Gaza [Abubaker Abed/Al Jazeera]

Will the UK’s policy on Israel-Palestine shift under new PM Starmer?

Palestinians in Gaza have little hope Starmer will ease their plight as experts point to possible areas of policy shift.

A Palestinian father carries the body of his son who was killed in an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Gaza’s top footballer Balah talks war and its effect on his pro career

Gaza-born forward Mohammed Balah tells Al Jazeera how the war has brought his promising football career to a halt.

Mohammed Balah after signing for Al-Sadaqa football club [Courtesy: Mohamed Balah]

Aid package as a trophy: How the war has changed Ramadan football in Gaza

A five-a-side football tournament at a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians brings momentary joy amid the war.

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‘Why is FIFA silent?’: Outraged Palestinians call for Israel football ban

Football’s world governing body faces backlash for ‘hypocritical’ silence as Israel faces Iceland as the war rages on.

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In Gaza, football means life amid Israel’s continuing war

The people of Gaza have kept alive their love for football amid displacement, destruction and communications blackouts.

A group of children play football in the street under the shadow of drones in Deir al-Balah, Gaza [Abubaker Abed/Al Jazeera]

Abu Jawad’s heart breaks daily as he buries the people killed by Israel

Burying the dead isn’t new, but the 64-year-old undertaker is overwhelmed with the sheer scale and horror of the war.

Abu-Jawad putting a corpse of a 14-year-old child shot dead by an Israeli sniper in Khan Younis

Nagham Abu Samra: Palestine karate champion, victim of Israel’s war on Gaza

Gaza’s beloved champion was in line to participate in the Olympics until an Israeli attack took her life.

Nagham Abu Samra was expected to represent Palestine at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris [Screengrab: Palestinian Karate Federation]

Remembering Cousin Aamer, a nurse who loved crab, and was killed by Israel

Hassan al-Ramlawi remembers his cousin Aamer, a simple, loving man with room in his heart for everyone.

Cousin Aamer

A doctor and a footballer: Saving lives and chasing dreams in Gaza

Football, which was synonymous with life in Gaza, has been forced to take a back seat as players struggle to stay alive.

Khalid Abu-Habel with the Gaza third-tier championship trophy that he won with his club Al-Ataa in January 2023 [Courtesy Khalid Abu-Habel]