Iranian football federation calls on FIFA to ban Israel from all football-related activities. Iran does not recognize Israel, and prohibits all contact between its athletes and Israelis.
The war in the Gaza Strip left more than 1,160 dead, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count of the number of people killed in the attack. The Iranian football federation also calls for the continuation of food, water and medicine supplies to the victims of the war in Gaza. It also calls on world football associations to ban Israeli football from all activities.