Gaza City, Gaza (CNN) -- Terrace crowds are controlled by men wearing army fatigues and holding Kalashnikov rifles, players and press pray on the pitch at half-time and when the final whistle is blown, the trophy is handed to the winning captain by one of Israel's most wanted men. Welcome to football, Gaza style. More than 5,000 fans crammed into the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City for what is an increasingly rare occasion these days: a game of football. The "Gaza Dialogue and Tolerance Cup final" between Al Shate (a mixed team of Hamas and Fatah members that represents the 80,000 strong Al Shate refugee camp) played Al Salah Islamic Association (a team aligned with Hamas) in a tight match in front of raucous fans who flew blue and yellow flags and fired off flames from lit cans of hairspray in support of their side.
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5,000 Palestinians turn out for a rare football tournament in Gaza City.
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Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh turns up to award the cup.
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The league was suspended after Hamas seized Gaza's top sports clubs.
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The Palestinian FA blames the military wing of Hamas.
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