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The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has hailed the open support for Palestine during the FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar.

The Hamas Movement has applauded the withdrawal of a junior Lebanese table tennis player from the world table tennis tournament in Portugal to avoid facing an opponent from the Israeli occupation state.

A junior Lebanese table tennis player has withdrawn from the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Star Contender Vila Nova de Gaia 2022 tournament in Portugal to avoid facing an Israeli counterpart, in what has been seen as a new snub to the Tel Aviv regime following similar measures taken by a host of Muslim players from across the Muslim world.

Palestine wasn't forgotten by football fans at the opening of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar on Monday. Fans chanted their support for Palestine and called for the protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Zionist apartheid regime has been once again snubbed in sporting events as Lebanese and Saudi youths refused to speak to Israeli media during the 2022 Qatar World Cup, showing their rejection of normalization of relations with Zionist regime.

Direct charter flights will operate between Zionist regime and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said on Thursday.

Palestinian national Taekwondo player, Omar Hantoli, won the gold medal in the 4th Asian Open International Taekwondo Championship, held in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Shachar Sagiv became the first Israeli athlete to ever compete in Saudi Arabia, according to the Israeli Olympic committee. 

French Manchester United football legend Eric Cantona has teamed up with Scottish band Primal Scream, fashion brand A Number of Names (Anon) and Aida Celtic FC to help fundraise for the Palestinian refugee football team with all proceeds from sales of a new football shirt going to the team.

Hamas official Hisham Qasem appreciated the cancellation of a scheduled football match by the Uruguay football team in the Israeli occupation following boycott pressure.

Depriving of reaching a medal for refusing to compete with the representatives of the Zionist regime is a real victory, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, hailing Iranian athletes for doing so.

A Lebanese chess player on Wednesday withdrew from the World Chess Championship held in Georgia after she was set to face an Israeli opponent.