Lebanon and Palestine draw 0-0 in World Cup qualifier held in UAE
Palestine drew 0-0 with Lebanon on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier played without fans in the United Arab Emirates due to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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Gaza conflict takes toll on Palestinian players, says PFA official
The Israel-Gaza conflict has disrupted preparations by the Palestinian team for their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Thursday, but the players are determined to put on a good showing, a team official and player said.
Palestine football coach looking to make people ‘proud’ in World Cup qualifiers
RIYADH: The prospect of Palestine appearing at the 2026 World Cup is the stuff of dreams and amid the nightmare of the death and destruction reigning down on Gaza, it is a dream that is more important than ever.
War forces Palestine, Lebanon teams to begin World Cup quest away from home
HONG KONG : Palestine's national soccer team begin their challenge for a place in the next phase of Asia's 2026 World Cup preliminaries in Sharjah on Thursday, facing off against Lebanon at a neutral venue due to the impact of the Israel-Hamas war in the region.
More than 10,000 Palestinians killed since 7 October, say health officials
More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, according to the latest figures released by the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
Israel Hamas war: Israeli tanks hit Gaza, settler attacks in West Bank, Middle East economies threat
Israel's army says it has carried out an operation in northern Gaza in preparation for the next stages of combat.
'US should pressure Israel to stop war in Gaza,' Abbas spokesman tells FRANCE 24
Nabil Abu Rudeineh fears the war in Gaza will spread not only to the West Bank but also to the wider region. "The danger is there, not just here in Palestine but also in the region," he told FRANCE 24. This is why, he added, Abbas is calling for an immediate ceasefire to ensure humanitarian aid can be brought into Gaza.
Writer Isabella Hammad on politics, identity and the silencing of Palestinian voices
It tells the story of a British-Palestinian actress who returns to her homeland to visit her sister and gets caught up in a West Bank production of "Hamlet". Inspired in part by a documentary about a theatre school in the Jenin refugee camp, Hammad says she was interested in exploring theatre as an art form in the context of a military regime.