Alexander Zinchenko, defender of the English Premier League (EPL) club Arsenal and the Ukrainian national team, removed from social networks a story supporting Israel in the conflict with Palestine.
The athlete decided to delete the post after criticism from Arab users. Zinchenko also closed his profile.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Against this background, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir declared a state of emergency in the country on October 7.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that the country was at war. The IDF’s operation against Hamas was called “Iron Swords”.
Zinchenko has been playing for Arsenal since the beginning of the 2022/2023 season. He had previously defended the colors of Manchester City, to which he was transferred from Ufa, Russia. In this season of the British Championship, Zinchenko took part in seven matches in which he could not take effective action. By portal version TransfermarktZinchenko, whose market value is 42 million euros, has a contract with the London club until the summer of 2026.
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