Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor:

Israel should be held accountable for the crimes it has committed and is still committing against Palestinian athletes in Gaza.

We call on the International Olympic Committee and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to take serious measures against “Israel”, which killed at least 270 Palestinian athletes, and destroyed sports infrastructure, facilities and stadiums.

The "Israeli" army deliberately turned the "Yarmouk" stadium in Gaza City into a detention center to detain and humiliate hundreds of Palestinians who appeared naked and stripped of their clothes, including children.

We documented the destruction of 31 sports facilities, football fields, gyms, headquarters, sports training halls, and 28 sports and fitness centers, which may amount to the destruction of more than 80% of the sports facilities in the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of players from the Gaza Strip were prevented from their right to move and travel in order to represent Palestine in various international tournaments, in addition to the “Israeli” military attack causing the cessation of all sports activities, events and tournaments.

International sports bodies should take a decisive stance regarding Israel’s violations against athletes and civilian sports objects in the Gaza Strip, especially FIFA, which is scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting of its council next month to decide on the possibility of taking measures against the Israeli federation.

We warn of suspicions of double standards in the policies and dealings of FIFA, which was quick to impose a comprehensive ban on Russia’s participation in international tournaments until further notice in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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A quiet recitation by one of the Qassam mujahideen.

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⚡️ The body of the martyr Islam Khamaysa arrives in his hometown of Al-Yamoun Jenin.

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