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| Location | Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Authority |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 9,000 (all seated) |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Tenants | |
| Gaza Sports Club | |
Yarmouk Stadium is an association football stadium in Gaza City on the Gaza Strip. Yarmouk Stadium is one of the oldest Palestinian stadiums. It was opened in 1952 under Egyptian rule and was restored under the direct supervision of the Municipality of Gaza. It is the home stadium of the Gaza Sports Club. The stadium seats 9,000 spectators. [1]
During the Israel–Hamas war, hundreds of Palestinians went to Yarmouk Stadium to find safety from Israeli bombing. On 24 December 2023, the Israeli army took control of the stadium. [2] Dozens of men, women, and children, with eyes covered, some stripped down to their underwear. [3]
According to the non-profit Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, the Israeli army detained hundreds of Palestinians from the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, including dozens of women who have been taken to Yarmouk Stadium. According to the human rights organization "Palestinian males, including children as young as 10 years old and elderly people over the age of 70, were forced to take off all of their clothes except their underwear and line up in a humiliating manner in front of the women detained in the same stadium". [4]
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