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Israeli athletes have received threats of "psychological terror" at the Paris 2024 Games, its Olympic Committee said.
The president of Israel's National Olympic Committee, Yael Arad, told The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday that Israeli athletes at the Olympics have faced "centralized" threats aimed at inciting "psychological terror."
Similarly, 24-year-old Tom Reuveny of the Israeli windsurfing team said he received threats amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas militants in Gaza.
" I don't think politics should be involved in sports, especially in the Olympic Games ," Reuveny told AP.
" Unfortunately, there is a lot of political involvement – not in the Olympics, but of people who don't want us to compete and don't want us to be here. I received many messages and threats ."
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been engaged in a war with Hamas in Gaza, which has also fueled other conflicts throughout the Middle East. Last month, Hamas and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran after attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president.
In response, Iran has vowed to retaliate, with the Iranian Mission to the United Nations saying: " The response to an assassination attempt will be a truly special operation - the most difficult and aimed at instilling deep remorse in the perpetrator ."
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