Dozens of athletes have joined rights in calling on ......... into ban Israel from football as pressure mounts on the European governing body to take action. UEFA and FIFA have faced repeated calls to act over the war in Gaza, with Palestinian officials pressing for Israel to be suspended from international football. UEFA considered holding a vote in October on whether to suspend Israel from European competitions over the war in Gaza, but it was paused after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect on Oct 10.?