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Israel national team (courtesy of the Handball Association of Portugal)
Following the postponement of the Israeli handball team’s game against Lithuania, which was scheduled for tomorrow, the game against the Icelandic team was also postponed due to the cancellation of flights to Israel, with the European Union later setting new dates for the games.
The Icelanders were supposed to arrive in Israel on two flights, from Frankfurt and Amsterdam, ahead of the game scheduled for Thursday, but one of the flights was canceled due to the limited flight policy to Israel, when an attempt to find another flight failed and the EU was forced to announce the postponement of the game. , Which was originally scheduled to take place as early as January.
Meanwhile, the handball association is working to find an alternative solution to cancel the flight to Vilnius ahead of the game against the Lithuanian team on Sunday. The union said: “Following the postponement of the games and the desire to end the European Championship qualifying campaign on May 2, we are waiting for the European Union’s decisions regarding the dates, with two more games against Portugal and Iceland planned for late next month and early May. The Israeli team has so far played only one game as part of the campaign and the recent postponements have also caused considerable financial damage due to renting the hall in Tel Aviv, installing a special surface for games, flying Legionnaires to Israel, paying expenses for players and staff, productions required and made for sponsors and hotel rentals.
“Last night, the handball association applied to the Ministry of Culture and Sports for assistance following the cancellation of the flight to Lithuania, which had already been booked, and the possibility of taking off on a chartered plane. An answer has not yet been given on the matter, and now the union intends to apply again for support in order to minimize the costs and expenses that have already been paid, even though the games themselves did not take place due to the restrictions on flights to Israel. “
