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PHOTO GALLERY: Football returns to Gaza as amputees and local teams play on improvised field




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. AP

A Palestinian player of Gaza Sports Club, left, kicks 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. AP

Palestinian players of Gaza Sports Club, top center, and Al-Ahly Club, 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. AP

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. AP

A Palestinian player of Al-Ahly Club kicks the ball during 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. AP

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. AP

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. AP

A Palestinian player of Gaza Sports Club, center left, kicks 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. AP

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. AP