Algerian footballer on trial in France over Gaza post

Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nice, shared the video on his Instagram account, which has 3.2 million followers, shortly after the attack by Hamas militants on Israel on October 7 in which 1,139 people were killed.

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Nice's Algerian defender Youcef Atal (C) arrives with his lawyer Antoine Vey (L) at Nice courthouse, southern France, for his trial for incitement to hatred, on December 18, 2023. AFP photo