Overview

• Multiple outlets report the 20-member UEFA Executive Committee is expected to vote next week, with a majority said to favor suspension, though UEFA has not commented.
• UN‑appointed independent experts urged suspensions after a separate UN‑linked investigation alleged a genocide in Gaza, a claim Israel rejects.
• The U.S. State Department under President Donald Trump said it will work to block any attempt to exclude Israel from the World Cup as FIFA’s internal review remains unresolved.
• A UEFA suspension would put Israel’s October World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy at risk and could remove Israeli clubs such as Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Europa League.
• Reports say UEFA held high-level talks this week; the committee includes DFB vice president Hans‑Joachim Watzke and Israel FA president Moshe Zuares, and Sportschau notes no formal meeting has been announced yet.