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Pro-Palestinian protest halts Maccabi Haifa match | Pro-Palestinian protest halts Maccabi Haifa match |
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Pro-Palestinian protesters have disrupted a football match in Austria between the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and French team Lille. | |
The pre-season friendly in Bischofshofen was stopped close to the final whistle when protesters waving Palestinian flags stormed the pitch. | |
It seems that no-one was seriously hurt in the incident. | |
Israel launched a military offensive on 8 July, with the declared objective of stopping rocket fire from Gaza. | |
At least 649 Palestinians and 32 Israeli soldiers, plus three Israeli civilians, have been killed in the past 15 days of fighting, officials say. | At least 649 Palestinians and 32 Israeli soldiers, plus three Israeli civilians, have been killed in the past 15 days of fighting, officials say. |
Separately on Wednesday, a court in France jailed three men for rioting after a pro-Palestinian rally in a mixed suburb of Paris degenerated into anti-Semitic violence. | Separately on Wednesday, a court in France jailed three men for rioting after a pro-Palestinian rally in a mixed suburb of Paris degenerated into anti-Semitic violence. |
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls condemned the violence, which erupted at a protest over Israel's actions in Gaza. | French Prime Minister Manuel Valls condemned the violence, which erupted at a protest over Israel's actions in Gaza. |