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Old video of football pitch invasion falsely linked to Israel-Gaza conflict

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As the Gaza war raged on, an old video of a football pitch invader tackled to the ground circulated in Facebook posts that falsely claimed he pulled the stunt in Spain as a gesture of support for Palestinians. However, the incident happened in 2004 at a match in Switzerland. The man was reportedly holding a banner to show support for the referee.

In the clip, a man holding a white banner runs across the pitch before he is pinned to the ground by officials.

Israel slammed the decision as a"reward" for Hamas, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war. The Palestinian militants also took 251 hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza including 42 the army says are dead.

 

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