“If there is anyone in the world who does not feel for the Palestinian people..."Egypt's national team coach, Hossam Hassan, used a FIFA World Cup news conference on Monday to renew his support for the Palestinian people, days after dedicating his side's knockout win to Palestinians and waving their flag on the pitch. Speaking for more than four minutes, Hassan said "If there is anyone in the world who does not feel for the Palestinian people, then they are not human — whether they are Arab, European, or American."
Israeli strikes on Gaza have continued despite a declared ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with the death toll from the war since October 7 now exceeding 73,000, including more than 20,000 children, according to reporting on the conflict. Hassan compared global reactions to animal cruelty with what he described as normalized indifference toward mass civilian deaths, saying it "has become normal to hear that two or three thousand people die in a single day because of a missile."
Hassan, whose team faces Argentina and Lionel Messi in Tuesday's round of 16, said Egypt would not be overawed by the World Cup holders, describing his country as a "civilisation that is 7,000 years old" carrying responsibility for the Arab world and Africa.
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