Football fan and founder of Palestine’s first national team for people of short stature, Haitham Al-Saqqa describes the danger of watching matches in the enclave, Maira Butt reports

Football fan and founder of Palestine’s first national team for people of short stature, Haitham Al-Saqqa describes the danger of watching matches in the enclave, Maira Butt…

Although the Palestinian national team narrowly missed qualifying for the competition, fans have been cheering for other nations.

The Palestinian national team did not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Yet Palestine became one of the tournament’s defining presence, not through goals or victories, but…