Prison Service: Hamas inmates can watch Euro 2016 final

10 July 2016, 5:36 pm

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The Israel Prison Service says it will not prevent Hamas prisoners from watching the final of the Euro 2016 soccer championship between France and Portugal this evening, Walla reports.

The family of fallen soldier Oron Shaul, whose body is being held by Hamas in Gaza, has petitioned the High Court to prevent inmates from the terror group seeing the game.

Responding to the petition, the IPS said: “Until now, prisoners have watched the Euro games as part of a package especially purchased from Yes [satellite company]. The game tonight is aired on Channel 2, and thus there is no difference between this and any other program broadcast on Channel 2, which is a public channel.”