Por graham dunbar
Geneva (AP) – The Norway Football Federation states that “it cannot remain indifferent” in the face of humanitarian suffering in Gaza and will donate any gain of a next classification match for the World Cup against Israel for help work there.
Norway plays against Israel in Oslo on October 11.
The president of the Norwegian Football Federation, Lise Klaveness, said in a statement that “neither we nor other organizations can remain indifferent to humanitarian suffering and disproportionate attacks to which the civilian population in Gaza has been submitted for a long time.”
“We want to donate income to a humanitarian organization that saves lives in Gaza every day and provides active emergency aid on the ground,” he said.
It was not clear immediately how much I expected to win the Norwegian Federation through the sale of tickets for the game, which begins next week.
The Israeli Football Federation responded to the measure on Wednesday urging its Norwegian counterpart to also condem referring to an issue for which Norway has faced global criticism.
The Norway Federation said it is working with UEFA and the Local Police in security arrangements for the October 11 party. Additional security is expected to limit capacity by up to 3,000 entries, according to the Federation. The Ullevaal Stadium usually has crowds of 26,000 people for the national team matches.
Israel has not been able to house matches in international competitions for security reasons since October 2023. He organized his “at home” classification party against Norway in Hungary. Norway won that 4-2 match in March.
Currently, Norway heads the classification group of five nations ahead of Israel.
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