By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish National Amputee Football Team on Sunday protested Israel’s brutal war on Gaza after a 6-0 win over the Israelis in a 2024 European championship match in France.
After leading 2-0 in the first half of the Group C tie, Türkiye picked up the dominating 6-0 victory at the final whistle at Camille Fournier Stadium in eastern France.
The Crescent and Stars, who refused to shake hands with their Israeli opponents, dedicated the win to the Palestinian people.
At the end of the match, the players also assumed the position of Muslim prayer, in solidarity with the oppressed Muslims of Gaza and in protest of Israel's ongoing massacres in the Gaza Strip.
Some eight months of a relentless Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip has killed over 36,000 Gazans – most of them women and children – and cut off supplies of food, water, and medicine, leaving much of the Palestinian enclave on the brink of famine.
Türkiye, the reigning European champions, will face Azerbaijan in their next group match Monday.
With 16 teams competing in the group stages, the top two from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.