God bless them – Peter
There were no handshakes between Republic of Ireland and Israel players before their contentious Nations League match, with the Irish team wearing black armbands for its 3–0 victory.
The game faced bitter opposition in Ireland over Israel’s actions in Gaza, with the players coming under huge pressure to boycott their two matches against Israel.
Reserve goalkeeper Gavin Bazuno left the squad for both games on the eve of the first match because of what he said was his “personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong”.
The Irish players looked down at the grass with their heads bowed and hands behind their backs during the playing of the Israeli national anthem.
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