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Feature: Gaza youth turn rubble into football pitches, seeking solace from war

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-02-25
GAZA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- During Ramadan, about an hour before sunset each day, a sandy field in Gaza City's northern Sheikh Radwan neighborhood fills with a group of young men playing football. They kick off shortly before the Maghrib call to prayer, so they can finish in time to return home for iftar, the fast-breaking meal. The field, once covered with rubble from homes destroyed during the Israeli military operations in Gaza, has been c......
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