Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel

Published by BBC Sport on September 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM ET

Can the potential of a golden generation of Israel's footballers, in sport and society, be realised?

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