How Israel’s war on Gaza has changed Ramadan football
Al Jazeera
A five-a-side football tournament at a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians brings momentary joy amid the war.
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – For over six years, Moath Raja Allah was known as one of the top players in Gaza’s Ramadan football tournaments.
The 19-year-old from Nuseirat collected 12 trophies and countless accolades for his skills.
This year, Raja Allah is spending Ramadan at a makeshift refugee camp at Al-Salah Football Club in Deir el-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, after his family was displaced during Israel’s war on Gaza.
His only wish is to be able to buy a chicken for his family for iftar and break his fast on the rubble of his home, which was destroyed by Israeli bombardment that also left a shrapnel wound on his head.
“Ramadan tournaments are not the same anymore,” Raja Allah tells Al Jazeera.
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