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Palestinian national soccer team

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Fadi al-Naasan, 17, who succumbed to his wounds sustained during clashes with Israeli soldiers, during his funeral in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, July 18, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
July 19, 2026, 12:50 am
Palestinian teen soccer player succumbs to wounds said sustained in clash with settlers
17-year-old Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan, a player on the Palestinian national youth team, was reportedly shot in the thigh during an Israeli settler attack on his village on July 11
By AFP
Rand Halawani, left, and Natalie Abu Diyeh (Wafa; via social media)
June 3, 2026, 10:45 pm
Detention extended for Palestinian women’s soccer player arrested for ‘throwing objects’
Police say East Jerusalem resident Rand Halawani, 20, nabbed alongside unnamed 18-year-old; ex-national player also arrested Tuesday along with 3 other young women in West Bank
By AFP
Israeli players are seen prior to the start of the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier play-off semi-final football match Israel v Iceland at the Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary on March 21, 2024. (Attila Kisbenedik / AFP)
July 19, 2024, 9:53 am
Israeli soccer team to play in Olympics after FIFA delays decision on potential ban
Sport’s international governing body says ‘more time is needed,’ clearing way for team’s 1st game in Paris on July 24; goalkeeper Daniel Peretz out after tendon injury
By AP
Palestine's Mohammed Rashid (3) and Qatar's Abdel Aziz Hatim compete for the ball during the Asian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Qatar and Palestine at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Monday, January 29, 2024. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)
July 5, 2024, 12:57 pm
Palestinian national soccer team aims to host World Cup qualifier games in West Bank
Palestinians, who have not hosted a match at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al Ram since 2019, hoping to take on Jordan at home in September
By JOHN DUERDEN
Hong Kong's goalkeeper Tse Ka Wing saves a shot by Palestinian midfielder Tamer Seyam during the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C football match between Hong Kong and the Palestinian national team at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on January 23, 2024. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
January 28, 2024, 3:05 pm
Excitement builds as Palestinian soccer team to make debut in Asian Cup last 16
Striker Tamer Seyam says Monday night’s game against host Qatar will be a ‘celebration’ for fans who may find themselves supporting both teams
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The Palestinian team stands for its national anthem ahead of the Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Iran and Palestine at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, January 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
January 15, 2024, 8:40 am
Chants of ‘death to Israel’ as Iran, Palestinian soccer teams hold moment of silence
Asian Cup match in Qatar overshadowed by Israel-Hamas war and pro-Palestinian gestures, as favorites Iran win 4-1
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian national team's forward #23 Ataa Jaber fights for the ball with Lebanon's forward #08 Hassan Saad during the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualifiers football match at the Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
November 21, 2023, 10:01 am
Culture minister seeks to revoke citizenship of soccer player over support for Gaza
Miki Zohar claims that Arab Israeli athlete Ataa Jaber, who plays for the Palestinian national team, has chosen to ‘identify with the Nazi terrorist organization Hamas’
By ToI Staff
Japan's Keisuke Honda, left, and Palestine's Abdallah Jaber contest for the ball during the AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Japan and Palestine in Newcastle, Australia, January 12, 2014. (Rob Griffith/AP)
May 25, 2020, 10:48 pm
Palestinian national soccer team star booted for signing with Israeli squad
Abdallah Jabar, who is Israeli, received hundreds of offensive messages on social media after announcing he had closed a deal with Hapoel Hadera
By Stuart Winer
Saudi defender Ziyad Al-Sahafi vies for the ball with Palestine's defender Abdelatif Bahdari during the World Cup 2022 Asian qualifying match between Palestine and Saudi Arabia in the town of al-Ram in the West Bank on October 15, 2019. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
October 15, 2019, 6:57 pm
Historic Palestine-Saudi Arabia soccer game ends in scoreless draw
2022 World Cup qualifier is the first-ever game between the two national teams to be held in the West Bank
By AFP and ToI Staff
Members of the Saudi national soccer team with Palestinian officials during a visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount (WAFA Images)
October 14, 2019, 5:00 pm
Saudi soccer team prays at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa ahead of first West Bank game
Muslim officials tell players of ‘police harassment of worshipers, state-sponsored attempts by Jewish fanatics to take it over’; Israel has long denied plans to change status quo
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Members of Saudi Arabia's national soccer team are welcomed in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 13, 2019, where they will play for the first time their match in the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup against Palestine in two days. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
October 14, 2019, 8:48 am
Saudi fans delight in West Bank soccer match, shrug off geopolitics
Game marks a change in policy for Riyadh, which has previously played against Palestinians in third countries in keeping with the decades-long Arab boycott of Israel
By Aziz El Massassi and Hossam Ezzedine
Palestinians welcome the Saudi Arabia national soccer team in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
October 13, 2019, 9:12 pm
Saudi soccer team makes first W. Bank trip, but locals unsure whether to rejoice
Arab teams long avoided getting Israeli entry permits; some Palestinians believe change is boost for local sports, while others see it as sign of unwanted thaw with Jewish state
By Agencies
Spectators hold a huge flag depicting Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock shrine during a match between Palestinian team Hilal al-Quds and Morocco's Raja Casablanca in the Arab Champions Cup at Faisal Husseini stadium in the town of al-Ram, between Jerusalem and Ramallah, on October 3, 2019. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
October 3, 2019, 9:21 pm
In first, Moroccan soccer team plays in West Bank, Saudis next
Thursday’s game between Raja Casablanca and Palestinian team Hilal al-Quds outside Jerusalem marks slow shift in Arab attitudes on playing in Palestinian areas
By Hossam Ezzedine
Players of the Palestinian national soccer team take part in a training session in Sharjah, northeast of Dubai, on January 4, 2019, on the eve of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. (Karim Sahib/AFP)
January 5, 2019, 3:43 pm
With help from diaspora, Palestinians hope for Asian Cup soccer surprise
Odds are stacked against the West Bank team, but players are optimistic they can bring some pride back home
By Hossam Ezzedine and Anne Levasseur
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub speaks aduring a press conference over Argentina's national football team's cancellation of a pre-World Cup friendly with Israel in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
October 3, 2018, 12:52 am
Minister urges Olympics to ban Palestinian soccer chief for ‘incitement’
Gilad Erdan calls on IOC president to follow in footsteps of FIFA, which suspended Jibril Rajoub for 12 months over anti-Messi remarks
By ToI Staff
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