The soccer ball went out of bounds and the goalkeeper was lofting it toward his teammates as dozens of people looked on from the sidelines of the courtyard.
It was a moment of respite in the Gaza Strip — but it did not last.
Before the ball reached the ground, a large boom shook the yard, sending players and spectators fleeing in frenzied panic.
The Gazan authorities say that at least 27 people were killed on Tuesday in that explosion, which was caused by an Israeli airstrike near the entrance to a school turned shelter on the outskirts of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Persons:
Khan Younis
Locations:
Gaza, Khan