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Palestinian Sports Minister Jibril Rajoub (centre) speaking at a press conference at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Kuala Lumpur earlier today, accompanied by Palestine's Ambassador to Malaysia, Walid Abu Ali (right).

Football supporters unfurl a giant Palestinian flag emblazoned with the slogan "Free Palestine" in the stands during the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C football match between Iran and Palestine at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on January 14, 2024. - Photo by AFP

Palestinian boxer Halla Ayoub (R, Front) attends boxing training in the refugee camp in Mawasi of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Xinhua)

Palestine's delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)

This picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on Feb 29, 2024. - (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

FAM deputy president Datuk S. Sivasundaram said the Palestinian team's withdrawal was made at the last minute after receiving confirmation from the Palestinian Football Association at about 2am today. Bernama FILE PIX