The decision was made at the 74th International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Council meeting in Zurich to evaluate the PFA’s application against the Israel Football Association.

«The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will be mandated to initiate an investigation into the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the Palestine Football Association,» read the committee statement.

«The FIFA Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee will be entrusted with the mission to investigate -and subsequently advise the FIFA Council on-the participation in Israeli competitions of Israeli football teams allegedly based in the territory of Palestine,» the statement added.

In April, the PFA petitioned FIFA to sanction and exclude Israel for violating human rights and humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.

Later in September, the PFA announced that FIFA had received an independent legal opinion recommending sanctions against the Israel Football Association for violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Gaza.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 of last year.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.