Israeli athletes placed under high protection

The training of the Israeli football team is placed under the protection of French police officers in uniform, but also of many men in civilian clothes, both French and Israeli. The search and the QR code are mandatory. The instruction is not to mention the security context. “We don’t watch, we are only focused on football, on the competition”assures Ethan Azoulay, a player on the Israeli team.

A large police presence greeted the Israeli delegation on Tuesday, July 23, upon its arrival at Roissy (Val-d’Oise). The bus remained under heavy escort until the Olympic village. The deputy of France Insoumise, Thomas Portes, considered that, in the context of the war with Hamas, the representatives of the Hebrew state were not “not welcome at the Olympics”. Gérald Darmanin ordered the delegation to be protected 24 hours a day by the GIGN. The team will start competing on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes (Paris), against Mali.