Ismail Haniyeh's son, Hamas spokesperson spotted at AFC Asian Cup

Throughout the championship, VIPs from around the world, including from Arab states and those linked to Hamas, were seen in stadiums in Qatar enjoying themselves while the war in Gaza continues
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Qatar defeated Jordan on Saturday in the final of the AFC Asian Cup, a soccer tournament that took place as the war in the Gaza Strip continues, and it was not entirely detached from the conflict. Throughout the championship, VIPs from around the world, including from Arab states and those linked to Hamas, visited the stadiums in Qatar, which hosted the tournament.
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One of the images from the championship that caused a stir on Arab social media was a photo of the son of Hamas political bureau chairman Ismail Haniyeh, Abed Haniyeh, watching the tournament from the stands at one of the games in Qatar. The photo seemed to be from a match against South Korea, although it was noted that several photos of the son were circulated claiming to be from the championship in Qatar, which later turned out to be old.
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אליפות אסיה ב קטאר בנו של אסמעיל הנייה פינה יא אללה של ליאור בן ארי
אליפות אסיה ב קטאר בנו של אסמעיל הנייה פינה יא אללה של ליאור בן ארי
Abed Salam Haniyeh watching a soccer match in Qatar
Nevertheless, the photo from the match against South Korea quickly circulated on social media, drawing criticism. Users were angered that Haniyeh's son was enjoying himself in Qatar while Gaza is at war.
"This picture of Abed Salam Haniyeh, watching competitions ... is his latest concern. The Gaza Strip is destroyed, and he has no problem with that, 30,000 or 40,000 are dead, people left homeless," one detractor posted on social media.
Another incident occurred after the match between the Iranian and Palestinian national teams, which Iran won 4-1. In videos circulated on social media from the game, chants against Israel could be heard.
Still, the most talked-about reaction was a photo claiming to show the father of the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, seen watching a video message from Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas, while sitting in the stands at the stadium. Throughout the war, Abu Obeida released several videos in which he appeared, delivering messages from the terror organization and Qatar, one of the main intermediaries in the war between Israel and Hamas.
IDF spokesperson in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, also addressed the controversy surrounding the photo of Haniyeh's son, tweeting that he didn't know if it was from that day or the previous year. Still, the message is clear: Hamas leadership doesn't care about the residents of Gaza. Even the newspaper Al-Mutaiwah, which the IDF has begun distributing in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, referred to the photo in its latest edition and even chose it for its front page.
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Meanwhile in the State of Florida...
The young scion of the current Israeli Prime Minister...enjoys the good life too! Entitlement has its beneficiaries!
02.17.24
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Disgusting people
This are the ones to be held in jail for the rest of their lives they are terrorist they are thieves they steal from their own people leaving them in extreme poverty they steal from the world all the aid money they live like kings and in the meantime in Palestine they don’t have what to eat and they don’t have even a infrastructure like they had when they got Gaza after Israel left they build hate in the Palestinians hearts they built Jew killers poisoning their souls
Anonimous| 02.14.24
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Good life!
Please don't stop funding UNRWA. How can they continue this kind of affluent life if you do. It's a privileged life being son of a terrorist, c/o UNRWA//UN.
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