According to ONE website, the entire squad of the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa reunited for the first time after the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as they held a training session in Cyprus on September 5.
It is reported that the Israeli players were joined by foreign players who left the country in the first days of the armed conflict. Maccabi's foreign players are shocked by what is happening in Israel and the outbreak of anti-Semitic sentiment in their home countries.
The security of the team and the coaching staff is provided by Israeli security guards and the Cypriot police. For this reason, the players of the club from Haifa are forbidden to leave the hotel, the only exception will be their practice and the match of the fourth round of the group stage of the Europa League with Villarreal, which will be held on November 9 in Larnaca. Earlier, the club asked UEFA to postpone the date of the match due to the dire situation in the country.
After two matches played, the Greens, led by Messay Dego, are in fourth place in Group F with one point.