Sporting bodies are facing pressure to commemorate the victims of the Hamas attacks in Israel, with the UK government considering plans to display its solidarity with a minute’s silence. With England men’s football team set to host Australia in a friendly at Wembley on Friday, the Football Association is yet to make a decision on whether to honour Israeli citizens who were killed by Hamas last weekend. Discussions over whether to pay tribute will be held by the FA this week, while there is support from at least one Premier League club for a minute’s silence to take place during domestic fixtures following the conclusion of the upcoming international break. The next round of Premier League games do not take place until the weekend of 21-22 October, giving the league time to work out a response. The league is yet to adopt a position. One senior club executive said that a minute’s silence would be “appropriate”. An issue for the FA and the Premier League to consider will be whether crowds will disrupt a minute’s silence honouring Israeli victims and cause tension within stadiums. A prominent figure within the Jewish community suggested that it could be easier for the FA to illuminate the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israeli flag this week. But the pressure to respond in some form will increase if, as expected the government presses ahead with plans to hold a minute’s silence in parliament. It is unclear when that will take place, or if it will happen before England play Australia, but it is understood that there is a precedent for sports to follow the government’s lead in these situations. England also host Italy next Tuesday. It was stressed, though, that there is no obligation for sporting bodies to commemorate those who died during the attacks. They will be free the assess the government’s actions and judge the national mood before making a final call. It is unclear if Uefa intends to stage tributes with Euro 2024 qualifiers taking place next week. Uefa’s executive committee is meeting on Tuesday and it is likely there will be further discussions over the situation in Israel. Uefa has suspended all games in Israel for the next couple of weeks.