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Two master hoops games successful Spain against an Israeli squad this week are group to beryllium played without fans, having been deemed "high-risk" owed to information concerns amid anti-Israel protests.
Real Madrid C.F. said successful a connection that its EuroLeague crippled against Maccabi Tel Aviv connected Thursday "will beryllium played down closed doors," and nan squad is "complying pinch nan proposal made by nan National Police."
Real Madrid said that it met pinch nan State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance successful Sport regarding nan contest, and tickets will beryllium refunded (season summons holders will person their refunds credited toward their renewal adjacent season).
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Maccabi's Cuban guardant Jasiel Rivero dribbles downcourt challenged by Barcelona's Czech defender Tomas Satoransky (L) during nan Euroleague hoops lucifer betwixt FC Barcelona and Maccabi Tel-Aviv astatine nan Palau Blaugrana arena successful Barcelona connected Feb. 5, 2025. (Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images)
Maccabi Tel Aviv will beryllium playing Barcelona connected Tuesday without a crowd arsenic well, pinch Barcelona besides citing nan crippled arsenic "high-risk." That announcement was made past month.
Reuters noted that Israeli teams successful nan convention were playing location games astatine neutral sites from October 2023 until past period owed to protests complete nan Israel-Palestine conflict. Maccabi Tel Aviv is connected nan roadworthy successful Spain for some contests. Maccabi Tel Aviv returned location successful December aft playing location games earlier successful nan play successful Serbia.
According to nan Times of Israel, much than 250 organizations person "demanded" Thursday's crippled beryllium suspended.
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans observe their team’s 118–74 triumph complete Skipper Bologna successful nan 2004 Euroleague Final Four last connected May 1, 2004, successful Tel Aviv, Israel. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
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Maccabi is group to return location connected Jan. 11 against their in-country rival, Hapoel Jerusalem, connected Sunday, according to its schedule. They played a location crippled connected Sunday, an 89-64 triumph complete Hapoel Haemek, besides successful Israel.
Israeli teams were group to return to their location arenas pursuing nan ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas overseen by President Donald Trump. As portion of nan ceasefire, Hamas released nan remaining 20 surviving hostages held successful Gaza, while Israel released astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump arsenic nan "greatest friend" Israel has ever had.
A protagonist wears an Israeli emblem connected his shoulders extracurricular nan Adidas Arena earlier a Euroleague hoops lucifer betwixt Paris Basketball and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, successful Paris, connected January 16, 2025. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu announced that he nominated Trump to beryllium nan first non-Israeli recipient of nan Israel Prize, which he described arsenic nan nation’s "highest award."
Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
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