Hawzah News Agency- On Tuesday, the Uefa Foundation for Children announced it had expanded its humanitarian efforts to help children in Gaza, partnering with three charities providing humanitarian aid.
Uefa has been widely criticised - including by Amnesty International - for continuing to allow Israel and Israeli clubs to compete in its competitions since the Israel Defense Forces began its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, despite banning Russia and its clubs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
"To name the crime but not the perpetrator is an act of cowardice'', said Shaista Aziz of Amnesty International on the Uefa banner.
"The scale of suffering is unimaginable. Gaza now has one of the highest rates of child amputees in the world - a generation robbed not only of their lives and limbs but of the chance to play the very sport Uefa claims to champion''.
On Saturday, Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah was critical of Uefa posting a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.
Uefa declined to comment when approached by BBC Sport.
In 2023, Uefa fined Celtic after members of the Scottish club's Green Brigade supporters group displayed Palestinian flags and Palestinian-supporting banners during matches.
Source: BBC
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