{"id":96138,"date":"2023-11-16T01:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T01:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96138"},"modified":"2023-11-16T01:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T01:26:18","slug":"israel-captain-holds-up-boot-belonging-to-boy-kidnapped-by-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/israel-captain-holds-up-boot-belonging-to-boy-kidnapped-by-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel captain holds up boot belonging to boy kidnapped by Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Emotional moment Israel&#8217;s football captain holds up boot belonging to boy, eight, kidnapped by Hamas &#8211; saying &#8216;that\u00b4s all what\u00b4s left from his house\u2026 this left shoe&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israel held Switzerland to a draw in what was classed a home game in Hungary\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans draped themselves in the country&#8217;s flag and greeted the team&#8217;s bus\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Some fans held up signs bearing faces of those kidnapped in Hamas attacks\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israel captain displayed the shoe of a young boy he said was kidnapped by Hamas militants during last month&#8217;s attacks in an emotional tribute during a press conference ahead of the match against Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,200 people were killed during the attacks on October 7, with more than 11,000 Palestinians who have lost their lives since then from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, meanwhile, Israel fans held up signs bearing the\u00a0faces of those who were kidnapped during last month&#8217;s attacks by Hamas, as they played Switzerland in a Euro 2024 qualifier in Hungary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shon Weissman scored an 88th minute equaliser for Israel who played out a 1-1 draw with Switzerland, in one of two &#8216;home games&#8217; that will instead be ahead in Felcsut &#8211; a Hungarian village of around 1,900 people.<\/p>\n<p>It came after captain Eli Dasa, addressing a news conference in Felcsut on Tuesday, raised a small athletic shoe to reporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77858059-12755241-image-a-38_1700096228846.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Israel team captain Eli Dasa shows a shoe of a kidnapped Israeli boy during a press conference<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77857185-12755241-image-a-39_1700096252681.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans held up placards during their clash with Switzerland asking for kidnapped supporters to be brought home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77857189-12755241-image-a-40_1700096285086.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An Israeli fan welcomes their team bus as it arrives at the stadium in Felcsut near Budapest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77857167-12755241-image-a-41_1700096314610.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The match with Switzerland was due to be played last month before it was postponed due to the situation in Israel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77857177-12755241-image-a-42_1700096345116.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There was a large security prescence outside the stadium with armed police forces<\/p>\n<p>The shoe belonged to a boy he said was kidnapped by Hamas militants last month and was an act of solidarity with Israelis held captive in Gaza ahead of the team&#8217;s game in Hungary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is hard to speak at the moment, but I don\u00b4t think that any of you can guess what is the story behind this shoe,&#8217; Dasa said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This kid is in Gaza Strip at the moment with seven, seven people from his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That\u00b4s all what\u00b4s left from his house. This left shoe. We wait for him here,&#8217; he continued, before standing up and leaving the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The shoe was taken from Be&#8217;eri kibbutz, the small community in Israel from which eight-year-old Nave Shoham was kidnapped along with seven of his relatives &#8211; according to the Israeli team&#8217;s press officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s game, fans <span>draped in Israeli flags gathered outside the heavily guarded stadium in Hungary, singing chants as their team&#8217;s bus arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some fans had travelled as far as Israel to watch their side on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s side of the stand was full of flags and placards asking for those who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists last month to be returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77857165-12755241-image-a-31_1700095415123.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Balloons were released by fans to honour those that lost their lives or had been kidnapped during the attacks on October 7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/01\/77857157-12755241-image-a-43_1700096402126.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The match itself saw Israel rescue a 1-1 draw with an 88th minute equaliser against Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>The match was due to be played last month before it was postponed due to the security situation in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Israel play four games in the space of nine days to complete their qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After losing 1-0 to Kosovo on Sunday, they next faces Romania on Saturday, before facing Andorra next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12755241\/Emotional-moment-Israels-football-captain-holds-boot-belonging-boy-eight-kidnapped-Hamas-saying-s-s-left-house-left-shoe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotional moment Israel&#8217;s football captain holds up boot belonging to boy, eight, kidnapped by Hamas &#8211; 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