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Turkey-Israel basketball game canned after pro-Gaza protesters storm court
By Reuters
Tags: Hamas, Israel News, Gaza 

A basketball game between a Turkish and an Israeli team was suspended on Tuesday after Turkish fans erupted in protests against the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish media reported.

A referee suspended the game between Turk Telekom and Bnei Hasharon, part of a European basketball championship, and ordered the players back to the dressing room after hundreds of Turkish fans began chanting "Israel, killers!" in an Ankara sports centre, SkyTurk broadcaster reported.

Turkey, a predominantly Muslim but secular country, has good ties with Israel, but the violence in Gaza has sparked mass street protests and harsh criticism from the government.
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