In light of the present security situation in Israel, the Basketball Champions League stated that the two games from the first week of the Regular Season involving the two participating clubs from Israel have been postponed. Scroll down to read, FIBA Postpones Israeli Clubs’ Champions League Openers.
FIBA Postpones Israeli Clubs’ Champions League Openers
The announcement was made on Tuesday in separate releases from the Israel Basketball Association (IBBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
As a result, the games between Telekom Baskets Bonn and Hapoel Holon, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, and between Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and SL Benfica, originally slated for Tuesday, October 17, will now be rescheduled for a later time.
The European Handball Federation has announced the postponement of Israel’s two first matches in the Women’s Handball Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovakia away on Wednesday and Germany at home on Saturday.
According to the Israel Handball Association, the majority of Israel’s top men’s and women’s teams have also reported that international players have departed the country due to the security situation.
What’s the Israel-Palestinian conflict about?
The conflict between Israel and Hamas, which began with a surprise attack on Saturday, is the most recent of seven decades of war and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, which has attracted other armies and destabilized the greater Middle East.
Israeli desires for security in what it has traditionally considered a hostile territory are pitted against Palestinian wishes for their state in this conflict.
Israel’s founding father David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the modern State of Israel’s establishment on May 14, 1948. He provided a haven for Jews fleeing persecution and seeking a national home in a region to which they have deep ties extending back millennia.
The birth of Israel is mourned by Palestinians as the Nakba, or disaster. This led to their eviction and prevented them from realizing their aspirations for statehood.
During the subsequent battle, around 700,000 Palestinians, or over half the Arab population of what was then British-ruled Palestine, were driven from their homes and ended up in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria in addition to Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
Israel, a strong friend of the United States, disputes the claim that it forcibly removed Palestinians from their homes. It was under attack from five Arab nations the day after it was founded. The Armistice Accords in 1949 put an end to the fighting, but there was no formal peace.
Arab Israelis, who make up around 20% of Israel’s population, are descendants of Palestinians. They have remained in Israel throughout the conflict.
