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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Sport
Mauricio Morales

Israel’s war forces Palestinian football team Lajee Celtic to stop playing

Lajee Celtic football club, informally known as Aida Celtic, was formed in 2016 [Maurico Morales/Al Jazeera]

Aida, occupied West Bank – Israeli military watchtowers loom over Lajee Celtic’s football pitch, as much of the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem is surrounded by the grey, graffiti-covered Israeli separation wall.

In times of relative normality, the pitch would be full of Palestinian footballers playing under the gaze of Israeli occupation.

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