Doha: Israel will not attend the grand prize finals

Israel retreated concerning its players' participation in the grand prize finals - an international championship that began yesterday in Doha under the auspice of the international union for the power games.

Colonel Deglan El-Hamad, the head of the Qatari Union for the power games, assured in a meeting with journalists that "the Israelis wanted to be excused for non-participation due to 'special reasons' and it is believed that it is due to the current status resulted from the Israeli assaults against the Palestinians.