Israeli forces fired tear gas last night at a soccer field in the town of Al Ram, in occupied East Jerusalem, when the final of the Palestine Cup was being playedin some incidents that caused players and fans to suffocate, and that caused the game to be temporarily suspended.
While the teams Balata Center y Yabal Mukaber were playing in the final of the tournament, Israeli forces stormed the perimeter of the stadium and fired tear gas inside the sports grounds, the official Palestinian news agency reported. He died.
The gas penetrated the changing rooms during the break of the game, while the fans were forced to withdraw from the stands.
The Red Crescent emergency services treated several affected people on the premises, and three people had to be evacuated to the hospital.
The president of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoubpresent at the match, said that “attacking the players and the public with gas is a shame for the Israeli occupation.”
Rajoub denounced that it was “a premeditated attack”, and assured that he will transfer what happened to FIFA and the Asian Federation “to put an end to this terrorism practiced once morest the occupation and once morest Palestinian sports and athletes.”
Following the incidents, the match for the final of the Palestine Cup was resumed by mutual agreement between the teams and football authorities and Jabal Mukaber finally won the dispute. Previously, some of the athletes, as seen in the images released by Wafa, had to be treated for inhaling gases.
