Fifa Does Nothing After Israeli Forces Shoot and Kill Palestinian Goalkeeper [Saleem al-Ashqar]: The IDF has killed 567 footballers since 2023 | Novara Media (2026-07-03)

https://novaramedia.com/2026/07/03/fifa-does-nothing-after-israeli-forces-shoot-and-kill-palestinian-goalkeeper/
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>> The killing of a Palestinian footballer by Israeli forces on Monday has reignited calls for #Fifa to ban Israel amid its ongoing genocide in #Gaza.

>> The goalkeeper’s death brings the number of Palestinian athletes killed by Israel since October 2023 to 1,009, including at least 567 footballers.

>> Spanish-Moroccan sports journalist Leyla Hamed wrote that Fifa suspends football federations “almost every week” but repeatedly refused to issue a decision on Israel. “How much investigation does the most documented genocide in history need?” …

>> The body has been silent on the systematic targeting of Palestinian athletes since the start of the genocide in October 2023 …

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