Israel to wear black armbands in Ireland tie over Hamas attack
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October 4, 2026
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Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) — Israel’s national football team will wear black armbands in their Nations League clash against Ireland on Sunday to commemorate the victims of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack, its football association said, after Irish players wore them to protest the war in Gaza.
The move comes a week after the teams played at a near-empty stadium in Hungary, with Irish players bowing their heads during Israel’s national anthem and no exchange of handshakes over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The Israeli Football Association said Sunday that the request to wear black armbands had been approved by UEFA before the team faces Ireland in the small Serbian town of Backa Topola.
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