Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt announced that ticket revenues from their Jan. 23 UEFA Europa League match against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv will be donated to humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza.
“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 Saturday.
“We will donate all the ordinary ticket revenues from the home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Red Cross and earmark aid work in the Gaza Strip. This amounts to NOK (Norwegian Krone) 735,000 ($65,000) – 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, recognized the state of Palestine in May 2024.
It was among the first Western countries to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israel has killed more than 47,000 people since Oct. 7, 2023 and reduced much of the enclave to ruins.
A truce took hold on Jan. 19 this year after months of mediation from Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt.
