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The Israel national netball team participates in International tournaments, representing the country of Israel. They are part of Netball Europe and are a full member of the International Netball Federation (INF). They are also associate members of FENA (Federation of European Netball Associations). [2] [3]
The Israel netball team has participated in a range of international tournaments:[ citation needed ]
Results at the World Youth Netball Championships, Glasgow 2013:[ citation needed ]
In 2010, a domestic netball league was formed consisting of five teams:
Other teams have since joined the league, including Katamon and Jtown. [5] The Yonathan School Sports Hall in Ra’anana was the venue of the final game in the first domestic netball league in Israel. Jodi Saitowitz Carreira is the secretary and founder of Israel netball. In the 2014/2015 season, all leagues games were held in "the new sports centre", in the city of Modi'in Maccabim Reut. In 2016, the national team participated in the Challenge Cup of the Open Championships in England with a strong squad featuring tournament MVP Nomi Komar and her sister Chani Nomar. [5]
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