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Talking Points
Israel and Hamas at war
- WorldIsraeli men's basketball team in limbo as worried foreign players stay abroad
Its season delayed by war for two months, Israel's professional basketball league tips off on Monday but Hapoel Jerusalem was scrambling to field a team after its seven foreign players chose not to return because of the security situation.
