A football pitch used by Palestinian refugees has been spared demolition by Israel after a last-ditch appeal to Fifa.
The Israeli military had said the pitch at Aida refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, was built illegally and posed a security risk because it is near a barrier separating the territory from Israel. A demolition order was issued late last year.
Campaigners at an Aida youth centre appealed to the Fifa presid
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