Three days before the opening, politics continues to be involved in the Paris 2024 Games. Palestine has contacted the IOC, through its national Olympic committee, to ask it to exclude Israel from the event. immediate manner. A letter was sent to this effect to Thomas Bach. It argues that Israel broke the Olympic truce by carrying out “bombings on Gaza resulting in civilian casualties”. The letter from the Palestinian Olympic Committee is also addressed to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, also present in Paris where he attended the opening ceremony of the 142nd IOC session on Monday July 22. It “Observes that the IOC and FIFA have in the past acted decisively against attacks on the Olympic truce”, for example by deciding to suspend Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The Palestinian Olympic Committee calls for implementing “the same rule to Israel and to suspend its teams from the Olympic Games”. Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed his presence among the dignitaries invited to the opening ceremony on Friday July 26.
