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A serious incident this evening (Saturday) at the Bahadar Yosef hall, when some Hapoel Tel Aviv fans violently attacked a Hapoel Haifa fan after the basketball game in which Haifa won 87:88.
The incident took place after the end of the match, when most of the crowd had already left the venue.
A fight broke out between fans of the two teams and it ended when some of those from Hapoel Tel Aviv ran after the attacked fan on the floor of the hall, hit him and kicked him.
Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Exactly three weeks ago, a violent incident occurred under similar circumstances;
About fifteen minutes after a game in which Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted Hapoel Holon, red fans entered the floor, ran to the stands opposite and attacked fans of the visiting team who were busy taking down their signs.
The union prosecutor put Hapoel Tel Aviv on trial, the Reds were fined, and in addition, they were given a conditional radius penalty for similar offenses.
The coach of Hapoel Haifa, Guy Goodes, refused to talk about the game on television after the incident and said: "This violent incident cannot happen in 2024. Fans who can't see with their eyes enter the field in the middle of an interview and get beaten up, endangering people in a place that should be the safest. Our country is at war, there Kidnapped, and that's what we're dealing with, I'm not in the mood to talk about the victory."
The previous brawl, at the end of the match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Holon/Kubi Eliyahu
Many teams in the Premier League this evening called on the heads of the league management and the basketball association to respond sharply against the violence that is developing in the Shlomo Hall: "What are the fans to blame for their team beating Hapoel Tel Aviv? How long will you turn a blind eye in this case?".
Maccabi Tel Aviv board member Danny Federman responded on social media and said: "The most important thing is that they don't check IDs."
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