Jabalia, Pojas Gaze — Glavni fudbalski stadion Gaze potpuno je srušen tokom rata između Izraela i Hamasa, a njegovo mesto danas zauzima kamp prepun šatora u kojima su smeštene raseljene porodice.
U kampu Jabalia, međutim, Palestinska fudbalska federacija je korak po korak izdvojila prostor za igru. Volonteri i organizatori uklonili su nagomilane ruševine, postavili istrošeni ali funkcionalni veštački travnjak i podigli ogradu pored razrušenih zgrada kako bi obezbedili osnovne uslove za trening i utakmice.
Na improvizovanom terenu palestinski amputirci su trenirali u sredu, a u subotu su se dva lokalna tima sastala u prijateljskoj utakmici. Ti treninzi i mečevi predstavljaju pokušaj da se, uprkos razaranjima i krhkom primirju, povrate delovi svakodnevnog života i zajedničke normalnosti.
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Palestinian players of Al-Ahly Club warm up before a soccer match with Gaza Sports Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinian players of Gaza Sports Club, top center, and Al-Ahly Club, left, vie for the ball during a soccer match at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A Palestinian player of Gaza Sports Club, left, controls the ball during a soccer match with Al-Ahly Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinian children watch amputee soccer players training on a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli army bombardments during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinian amputee soccer players train on a newly built field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli army bombardments during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A Palestinian goalkeeper of Al-Ahly Club saves a shot by Gaza Sports Club's player, center, during a soccer match at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinian amputee soccer players train on a newly built field in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A Palestinian player of Gaza Sports Club, right, controls the ball during a soccer match with Al-Ahly Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinian players of Gaza Sports Club and Al-Ahly Club take part in a soccer match at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Palestinians watch a soccer match between Al-Ahly Club and Gaza Sports Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)