Before departing for France, Israel Olympic Committee President Yael Arad said that it was a “victory” for the 88-strong delegation to be heading to the illustrious sports event.
The Palestinians on Monday reiterated their call to ban Israeli athletes from competing in the Paris Olympics over the Jewish state’s war against Hamas in Gaza, sparked by the terror group’s massacre of 1,200 people in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The Palestine Olympic Committee (POC) said on Monday that it had sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach, asking him to bar Israel from the international tournament.
According to the POC, the Israelis are in violation of the Olympic Truce due to the war in Gaza.