{"id":319677,"date":"2026-02-20T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gaza-is-playing-soccer-again\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:00:22","slug":"gaza-is-playing-soccer-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gaza-is-playing-soccer-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza is playing soccer again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lIcQfmQAzdw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Gaza is playing soccer again\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lIcQfmQAzdw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the first time in over two years, Palestinians in Gaza are playing soccer again. After clearing rubble from a half-sized pitch, Gaza\u2019s soccer leagues are hosting tournaments for players who haven\u2019t been able to practice since the war began. CNN\u2019s Christina Macfarlane reports on this moment of joy in Gaza City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in over two years, Palestinians in Gaza are playing soccer again. After clearing rubble from a half-sized pitch, Gaza\u2019s soccer leagues are hosting tournaments for players who haven\u2019t been able to practice since the war began. 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