Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt announced that it is donating ordinary ticket revenues from the 23 January UEFA Europa League game against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv to humanitarian aid projects in Gaza, reports Anadolu Agency.
“Glimt cannot, and will not, be unaffected by the suffering and violations of international law that are taking place in other parts of the world,” read a club statement on Saturday.
“All the ordinary ticket revenue from the home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv will be donated to the Red Cross and earmarked for relief work in the Gaza Strip. This amounts to NOK 735,000,- and is donated by all of us.”
Bodo/Glimt beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 in the clash, to be placed ninth with 14 points in the standings.
Norway, along with Spain and Ireland, recognised the State of Palestine in May 2024. It was among the first Western countries to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians since 7 October 2023 and reduced much of the enclave to rubble.
