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Gaza youth clear broken concrete, debris to hold football tournament

China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-03-16 09:49

Palestinian players participate in a football match at a newly prepared field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations in Gaza City on Feb 14. XINHUA/AP

About an hour before sunset each day during Ramadan, a sandy field in Gaza City's northern Sheikh Radwan neighborhood fills with a group of young men playing football.

They kick off shortly before the prayer, so they can finish in time to return home for iftar, the fast-breaking meal.

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