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.
Hamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.
The U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas envisages a phased release of hostages, Israeli troop withdrawals from parts of Gaza and discussions on ending the conflict, an official familiar with the negotiations said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel's Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza Strip on Thursday for the first time since Hamas militants penetrated the border and killed or kidnapped nearly one in four residents nearly 21 months ago.
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