The Argentine Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, confirmed the news but did not disclose details about Messi's fearsome nature.
The match between the two countries was supposed to be held on Saturday. But before the Palestinian football authorities requested Messi not to take part in the match against Israel.
The Israeli embassy's press release said, "The Israeli embassy is deeply saddened by the threat of Messi's life and the 'anger' on him, the match of Israel and Argentina has been canceled."
Meanwhile, Israel's defense minister identified Wednesday's incident of cancellation of the game as "a bane to hate" and said, "The generosity of Argentine football has not overcome Israel's hatred, which is shameful."
Argentine media printed the report before the cancellation of the match. The report said that the friendly match against Israel was just to be canceled or canceled so that Messi and the rest of the Argentine team were disappointed with not getting the chance to prepare for the final preparations before the World Cup.
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Fauri went to Washington to attend a meeting of Latin American Organization Organization of the United States in Washington.
Responding to a question from journalists before confirming the cancellation of the game, he said, "As much as I know, Argentine players are unwilling to play this match."
Last week, Argentine coach Jorge Sampaulio showed an unwillingness to go for a preparatory match in Jerusalem, saying, "From the player's point of view, I am more interested in the game being played in Barcelona's field. Because, for that we have to go to Israel and then from there Russia. "
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Palestinian Football Federation Chief Jibril Rajab told reporters that he had written a letter to the Argentine government requesting Messi not to play friendly matches against Israel.
In a press conference in Ramallah, West Bank of Palestine, he said, "This match is a political tool. The Israeli government is organizing the match in Jerusalem and trying to increase its political importance. "
The Israeli army fired and killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza, protesting against the Palestinian protesters in the wake of the transfer of American embassy in Jerusalem in May. Israeli rocket hit after Israeli rocket attack after the incident in Palestine.
There were objections from various quarters for going to Argentina to play in this context. Critics said that taking part in Argentina in the match before the World Cup, means that fueling the announcement of US President Donald Trump to Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Rajab said at the press conference, "Messi is a symbol of peace and love. We requested him not to engage in criminal acts. "
"Messi has millions of well-wishers in Muslim countries of Arabia ... If we want to play Messi, we will request them to burn the T-shirts pictured."