{"id":386455,"date":"2024-02-11T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=386455"},"modified":"2024-02-11T09:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T04:30:03","slug":"iran-asks-fifa-to-ban-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/iran-asks-fifa-to-ban-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran asks FIFA to ban Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>over war in Gaza<br \/>\n TEHRAN<br \/>\nIran\u2019s football federation said Saturday it has asked world football\u2019s governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel\u2019s football federation over the country\u2019s war in Gaza.<br \/>\nIn an announcement posted on the Iranian football federation\u2019s website, Iran asked FIFA to \u201ccompletely suspend\u201d the Israeli federation \u201cfrom all activities related to football\u201d. The request also asks for \u201cimmediate and serious measures\u201d by FIFA and its member associations \u201cto prevent the continuation\u201d of the Israeli \u201ccrimes and provide food, drinking water, medicinal and medical supplies to innocent people and civilians\u201d.<br \/>\nThe war in Gaza began on October 7 with an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants against Israel. It resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. In response, Israel vowed to eradicate Hamas. It launched air strikes and a ground offensive that have killed at least 27,947 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.<br \/>\nIran has hailed Hamas\u2019s October 7 attack as a \u201csuccess\u201d but has denied any direct involvement.<br \/>\nThe Islamic republic does not recognise Israel, its sworn enemy, and prohibits all contact between Iranian and Israeli athletes.<br \/>\nThe Iranian authorities last August gave a lifetime ban to Mostafa Rajaei, a weightlifter, after he shook hands with an Israeli competitor at an event in Poland, state media reported at the time.<br \/>\nThe Iranian weightlifting federation also dismissed the head of the delegation for the competition, Hamid Salehinia.<br \/>\nIn 2021, Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged athletes \u201cnot to shake hands with a representative of the (Israeli) criminal regime to obtain a medal\u201d.<br \/>\nA group of Middle Eastern football associations, including Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, have also \u201casked world football chiefs to ban Israel over the war on Hamas in Gaza,\u201d Sky News reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>over war in Gaza TEHRAN Iran\u2019s football federation said Saturday it has asked world football\u2019s governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel\u2019s football federation over the country\u2019s war in Gaza. 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