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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

‘I want to enjoy the World Cup like everyone else’: A Gaza footballer’s struggle to watch the tournament

As millions across the world celebrate the football World Cup, one region remains cut off from the festivities.

With ongoing military attacks, intermittent access to electricity and infrastructure that has been all but devastated by a brutal war, Palestinian football fans in Gaza try to watch the ongoing tournament with an air of fear and sobriety.

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