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Rishi Sunak speaks in Parliament about atrocities carried out in Israel<\/h3>\n

Ligue 1 footballer Youcef Atal is being investigated on charges of \u201cdefending terrorism\u201d after he allegedly shared an antisemitic message on social media in relation to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. The Nice defender, who has won 31 caps for Algeria and featured at last year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, has apologised after posting and then deleting a video on Instagram.<\/p>\n

The video showed Palestinian preacher Sheikh Mahmoud al-Hasanat asking God to send \u201ca black day on the Jews\u201d and \u201caccompany the hand\u201d of the people of Gaza \u201cif they throw the stone\u201d. And the Nice public prosecutor\u2019s office has said it opened a preliminary investigation on Monday with Atal also accused of “public incitement to hatred or violence because of a particular religion”.<\/p>\n

The post caused outrage in Nice, with the mayor of the city Christian Estrosi demanding an apology from the 27-year-old player who has played six of the club’s eight Ligue 1 games this season. Estrosi insisted Atal should \u201cdenounce the terrorists of Hamas\u201d or \u201che would no longer have a place in our club\u201d.<\/p>\n

The president of the French Football Federation Philippe Diallo then said: \u201cThe calls for violence relayed by OGC Nice player Youcef Atal are contrary to the ethics of our sport and the values that football relentlessly defends. The FFF condemns them in the strongest possible terms. Hate speech cannot be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Atal apologised for his post as he returned to Instagram to write: \u201cI want to make my point clear in no uncertain terms. I strongly condemn all forms of violence, anywhere in the world, and I support all victims. I will never support a message of hate. Peace is an ideal in which I firmly believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atal\u2019s post isn\u2019t his first to cause controversy during his time as a Nice player. Back in October 2020, the ace liked another contentious message on social media and later insisted he had \u201cnot meant to hurt anyone\u201d and that he was \u201cMuslim and against terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The latest conflict began on Saturday, October 7 when militants from Gaza fired rockets into Israel, before breaking down a border fence. According to CNN, Hamas gunmen killed more than 1,400 people, including civilians and soldiers, after storming Israeli territory and taking 199 hostages.<\/p>\n

In response, Israel declared war and launched Operation Swords of Iron, which has seen the country strike what it calls Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza. Israel dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza between October 7 and October 12, with Israel’s Defense Forces telling civilians in Gaza to leave their residential areas. Israel has also blocked delivery of electricity, food, fuel and water until the hostages are freed.<\/p>\n

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