The Israeli women’s under-20 basketball team reached the finals in the FIBA EuroBasket tournament for the first time ever, after beating Belgium 78-69 on Saturday.

The team will face France in the final on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. (Israel time) in the European championship tournament, hosted by Lithuania.

Going into the finals, Israel’s Gali Raviv was top of the leaderboard for points per game with 28, along with the top efficiency per game with 31.7 and the highest number of assists, with 7.2.

“History!” wrote Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar in a post to his X account congratulating team on its success.

“Good Luck!” he wrote.

The semifinal match was also a first for the Israeli team. They beat Poland 80-79 in a comeback victory to secure their place in the semifinals.

ISRAEL ARE HEADING TO THEIR FIRST EVER #U20EUROBASKET FINAL! ✨ pic.twitter.com/O5rySuMYgb — FIBA Women's EuroBasket (@EuroBasketWomen) July 11, 2026

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