Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi - The struggle raged over the top spot in the Premier Handball League - the Jawal Championship, the sponsor of Palestinian sports, between Al-Salah Association and Al-Bureij Services, by defeating Ittihad Deir Al-Balah and Al-Rabat, respectively, in the opening of the second round of the 2022-2023 sports season competition, for the second leg.

Al-Salah achieved an important victory over Ittihad Dur Al-Balah with a score of 34-26 at Saad Sayel Hall, in an exciting and strong match since its start from both teams, so Al-Ittihad started scoring through Khalil Mahdi and Firas Al-Abit, and Al-Salah responded by Khaled Rayan, so that Al-Salah’s experience intervened and the first half was decided by a result. 16-14.

In the second half, the pace of the match increased between the two teams, and Al-Salah responded by counterattacking to reduce his danger, and succeeded in advancing with a score of 18-12, with a total score of 34-26. Al-Salah raised its score to 18 points in second place with 21 points, and Al-Ittihad remained behind them in third place with 12 points. The best scorer for Salah Abdullah Al-Musalmi came with 12 goals, and Khalil Mahdi was the top scorer for Al-Ittihad, scoring 6 goals.

Referee of the meeting: Muhammad Khairallah for the arena, recorder Khaled Haroun, Mikati Ahmed Badwan, referee observer Kamal Abu Houli, Bassam Al-Nanmam Competitions Committee.

Al-Bureij services penetrate the top

In the other match, Al-Bureij defeated Al-Rabat, with a score of 45-9. Al-Bureij extended its control over the course of the first half and ended it in its favor, with a score of 27-2. In the second half, Al-Bureij extended its grip on its opponent and continued its lead in scoring, to end with a score of 18-7. Al-Bureij raised its score to 21 points, ahead of Al-Salah on goal difference, and Rabat remained empty-handed in sixth place. The best scorer came to Al-Bureij Mahmoud Shaalan with 11 goals, and from Rabat Muhammad Hamdan. The referee of the match: Omar Al-Salout and Hani Bawadi for the square, recorder Majdi Harb, timekeeper Anis Ismail, observer Ayman Bashir, competition committee Mohamed Mahdi.

The second resignation in the league

The league of lights in the sector is witnessing new fluctuations in the technical staff, and Muhammad Abu Habib, the technical director of the Khan Yunis Youth Club, submitted his resignation from the white team’s training after the severe loss he received against Al-Hilal in the fifth round, and the club’s management held an emergency meeting to discuss the resignation and the conditions of the team, which fell to eighth place with a score. 5 points from one win, two draws and two losses. The management of Al-Sadaqa Club in Al-Mumtazah held a similar meeting and decided to accept the resignation of coach Imad Hashem in response to the team's loss to the youth of Rafah.

Haniyeh concludes his visit to Kuwait

Abdul Salam Haniyeh, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports concluded his visit to Kuwait by meeting with the President of the Kuwaiti Olympic Committee, Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the Arab Championship for Basketball Clubs, where he met a number of heads of Olympic committees and members of Arab basketball federations, including the President of the Kuwaiti Federation, Rashid Al-Anzi. He praised before the delegations the great role played by Kuwait in hosting the Arab countries in sports, and conveyed the greetings of the Palestinian sports family to the State of Kuwait, the Emir, the government and the people. In turn, Al-Sabah affirmed that Kuwait will remain supportive of Palestine and Palestinian sports, and praised the great sports development in Palestine, wishing success to Palestine and the Palestinian sports family. And achieve more achievements and championships. He also met on the sidelines of the Asian Fencing Championships, Dr. Bilal Rahal, Dawood Al-Mutwali, President of our federation, Sheikh Hussein Al-Sharif, President of the Yemeni Federation, and Jordanian Khaled Al-Atiyat, and praised the role of the Asian Federation and Arab sports federations in supporting our sport, calling for the continuation of the shadow of the continuous violations it was subjected to by the Israeli occupation.

The Olympic Committee in Gaza opened the work of the Ethics and Compliance Committee in the presence of Dr. Asaad Al-Majdalawi, and Dr. Wael Al-Masry, Vice-Chairman of the Committee. Al-Majdalawi stressed the importance of upgrading and developing our sport to achieve our desired goals through the practiced sports action of the components and pillars of the Palestinian sports system, especially that it has recently achieved achievements in the field of individual and team games, and formed 15 specialized sports committees to raise sports.

Honoring the juniors

Namaa Club celebrated honoring the junior football team, which won the sector championship for those born in 2006, in the presence of Musa Al-Barsh, CEO, and his deputy Eng. Ehab Abu Al-Khair, the youth sector official Fawzi Hammouda, the technical director Mahmoud Hamad, and the technical director of the first team, Captain Ghassan Al-Balaawi, and Al-Barsh praised the historic achievement of the youth team, saying: We are proud of this generation that achieved an achievement for the city of Jabalia, stressing the need to continue the wonderful work it is doing. Emerging sector and building on this generation for the future.

End of the table tennis tournament

The Palestinian Table Tennis Federation and the Directorate of Education in Al-Wusta concluded the Table Tennis Championship for primary, higher and secondary schools and the follow-up of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, in the presence of Abdul Ghani Al-Sheikh, Director of the Department of Sports and Scouting Activities at the Ministry of Education, Director of the Administrative Department Nasser Al-Sududi, Supervisor of Physical Education Ahmed Abu Shawish, and Head of the Activities Department. Abdul Jalil Ghorab, head of the media and relations department, Ahmed Dalloul, and the supervisor of scouting and sports activity, Mahmoud Al-Talaa. The martyr leader Ibrahim Al-Maqadmeh. Honorable competition and sports ethics prevailed among the players. In conclusion, the attendees honored the winning schools with cups and gold and silver medals