Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence by a French court for inciting religious hatred in a social media post after the October 7 massacre in Israel.
Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nice, was sentenced by the city’s criminal court on Wednesday.
In addition to his suspended sentence, the court ruled that Atal must also pay a fine of 45,000 euros (£38,920) for sharing a video in which a Palestinian preacher allegedly threatened Jews in Israel with a "black day.”
In the video, Mahmoud Al Hasanat calls on Allah to “send a black day for the Jews” and “guide the hands” of Gazans seeking to “throw stones” in retribution.
