"A youth centre in the Palestinian Aida refugee camp has denied reports that Israel has halted plans to demolish a local football pitch, saying it has received no official notifications to that effect. Munther Amira, the head of the Aida Youth Centre, said on Wednesday that it had not been given any formal document confirming reports, published by some Israeli media outlets, that claimed Israel had responded to international pressure and suspended the demolition order."
"Reports suggested Israel had acted following pressure from the world football body FIFA, and European football administrators UEFA, to stop the planned demolition of the pitch, which is located near Israel's separation barrier north of Bethlehem. Our lawyers have not received any official response from the court or from the Israeli authorities confirming this information, Amira said. For Aida camp, the youth centre and the Aida sports team, these remain unconfirmed media reports with no official basis."
The Aida Youth Centre has denied claims that Israeli authorities halted plans to demolish the camp's football pitch, stating no official notifications or court responses have been received. The pitch lies near Israel's separation barrier north of Bethlehem and is the camp's only sporting facility. Some media claimed FIFA and UEFA pressured Israeli authorities to suspend the demolition, but legal representatives received no confirming documents. An international Save the Pitch campaign was launched to prevent demolition. Uncertainty has affected the community since Israeli forces posted a demolition order on the pitch's main gate on November 3.
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