"The Uefa leadership is working to convene an executive committee meeting "as soon as possible" over whether to take a decision on suspending its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, with senior figures pushing for a ban."
"The escalation comes after a United Nations panel called on football's authorities to "suspend Israel as a country team from international football, as a necessary response to address the ongoing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory"."
UEFA leadership is working to convene an executive committee meeting as soon as possible to decide whether to suspend its member federation Israel amid the war in Gaza. Senior figures within UEFA are pushing for a ban on Israel's federation. The escalation follows a United Nations panel calling on football authorities to suspend Israel as a country team from international football. The UN panel framed the suspension as a necessary response to address what it described as ongoing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory. Pressure from the UN recommendation has intensified deliberations and prompted urgent consideration of punitive sporting measures.
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