Photo: Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via AFP Image: Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via AFPA group of United Nations experts on Tuesday urged the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and Europe's football association UEFA to suspend Israel over accusations it is committing genocide in Gaza. "National teams representing States that commit massive human rights violations can and should be suspended." Israel, which launched its retaliatory war in Gaza following Hamas's deadly attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, has rejected that accusation. The experts said countries that host international organisations and sporting competitions with Israel must not "remain neutral in the face of genocide". "FIFA and UEFA must suspend Israel.