Amid the year-long genocidal war, Palestinian athletes have paid a heavy price, including short-stature footballers who had long been eyeing international recognition.

As Israel's US-backed genocidal war on Gaza rages on, the death toll of Palestinian footballers has surpassed 320 even as the international governing body of football continues to engage in blatant sportswashing.

An Israeli airstrike on eastern Khan Yunis killed the 21-year-old Imad Abu Tima.

World football governing body FIFA has again delayed its decision on suspending Israel, which football fans and campaigners believe makes it complicit in genocide.

FIFA delays once more a review of the Palestinian call to suspend the Israeli Football Association for violating the law.

The controversy of the 2024 Paris Olympics, currently taking place in France, lies in Israel being allowed to participate while it is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

The international anti-Israel BDS movement has slammed the global football governing body, FIFA, over shielding Israel from suspension until after the Paris Olympics.