The world football governing organisation has delayed its verdict on the Palestinian proposal to sideline Israel from international football due to the war with Hamas. As a result, the Israeli team will be at the Paris Games, though without their captain, Daniel Peretz, out due to injury.

Model Bella Hadid, known for her pro-Palestinian advocacy, has reportedly been removed from an Adidas campaign. This decision has sparked controversy, with supporters claiming it stifles free speech while critics argue that brands must remain neutral on political issues.

Eight Palestinian athletes taking part in the Paris Olympics will be symbols of "resistance" during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a Palestinian minister said Sunday as the official delegation left the occupied West Bank. This will be the eighth time Palestinian athletes have taken part in the Olympics since 1996, but Olympic committee head Jibril Rajoub said the athletes had never felt so much attention.

On 6 October 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world.

UN President Volker Turk defended justice, respect and equal opportunities at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. He described the attitude of the athletes who are not keeping silent about the abuses they are suffering as one of "tremendous courage". The voices of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Palestine have been heard.

Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, is calling for Israel to be banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Rajoub highlighted to Deutsche Welle examples of how he said Israel had broken the Olympic Charter: the set of rules governing the Olympic Games.

Head of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub, said Wednesday he hoped the Paris Olympic Games would bring more attention to the war in Gaza and the "Israeli occupation of the West Bank," Times of Israel reported last week. So far the country is set to participate in the Games with one athlete confirmed in taekwondo while other hopefuls are training to meet the International Olympic Committee standards to have priority for wildcards. Rajoub said in a press conference earlier this month that Palestine will have a minimum of 6-8 (athletes), three of which are likely to come from Gaza. 

In a goalless draw at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital, the Canaan Lions celebrated the result as if it were a victory, and the reason was clear: fourth consecutive qualification for the Asian Cup and advancement to the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in their history.

Tariq Abdul-Wahad calls for more athletes to speak up against the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, saying that being represented in the Games is a privilege and that the country has long since lost this right, Anadolu reported this week.

IFMA believes in building a peaceful and better tomorrow through sport, the Olympic ideals and the values of muaythai which are based on respect. Our world is facing so much division, that it is more important than ever that we come together as one in the IFMA mantra of “One World, One Muaythai.” the International Federation of Muaythai Association declared in a press release yesterday. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Friday that the organisation will seek independent legal guidance regarding the Palestinian Football Association's call to suspend its Israeli counterpart over recent events in Gaza.

No to Istanbul means no to Paris 2024 for the five athletes from the national team who opted out of the tournament. After the suspension of commercial relations by Turkey, the Israeli Security Agency barred its wrestling delegation from competing and shut down their hopes of Olympic participation.

Several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered on Tuesday, demanding restrictions on Israel's involvement in the Paris 2024 Summer Games in the French capital, insisting they should be treated like Russia and compete under a neutral flag.

 Thomas Bach has the World Anti-Doping Agency’s back regarding the organization’s handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers prior to the 2021 Tokyo Games. The head of the International Olympic Committee left no room for doubt in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday.