FIFA President Gianni Infantino ruled Friday that the Palestinian Football Association’s (PFA) demand to expel Israel from the association wouldn’t be put to vote during the FIFA Congress set in Thailand.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino ruled Friday that the Palestinian Football Association’s (PFA) demand to expel Israel from the association wouldn’t be put to vote during the FIFA Congress set in Thailand.
Instead, the motion will be delivered under the authority of a committee of experts which will send its recommendations on the matter to FIFA by July 20.
The body of Hashem Safieddine, who was slated to replace slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and was targeted in an Israeli attack on the Dahieh earlier this month, was found.
Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said on Tuesday there would be no negotiations while fighting continued with Israel and it claimed sole responsibility for a drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home.
Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
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