“De-escalation reasons” – DFB justifies itself for removing pro-Israel banner. Fans held a poster demanding the release of the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip.
Law enforcement officers took down the banner, and there was great criticism of it. Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament member Henriette Quade (Die Linke) described the handling of the embassy on X, formerly Twitter, as "absurd and telling" This refers to the more than 130 Israeli hostages who have been held captive by Hamas terrorists since October 7th.