Israel's participation in international competitions is not on the agenda of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Council meeting today in Zurich.
Although the issue is not on the agenda, it could be considered as part of various matters, the BBC reported.
The meeting comes amid pressure on football officials to suspend Israel, after a United Nations Commission of Inquiry said in early September that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The Israeli national team is participating in World Cup qualifiers, and Maccabi Tel Aviv is playing in the Europa League.
Amnesty International is the latest in a series of organizations to call on FIFA and the European Football Association (UEFA) to suspend Israel.
Fifa vice-president Victor Montagliani said that Uefa should make a decision.
"First of all, Israel is a member of Uefa, no different than I have to deal with a member from my region for whatever reason. They have to deal with it," stated Montaljani, who is also the president of the North American regional sports body CONCACAF.
Israel is third in its qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The top teams from each group will qualify directly for the tournament, while the second-place teams will play in a play-off.
Israel has regularly denied that its actions in Gaza constitute genocide and stated that they are justified as a means of self-defense.
Israel attacked Gaza in response to a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in which 1.200 people were killed and 251 were kidnapped.
Israeli attacks have killed 66.148 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, according to figures from the Hamas health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.
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