A Celtic FC player has hit out at fans who abuse him because he is Israeli.

Nir Bitton, 26, who was born in Ashdod, wrote on his Instagram that the trolls were "nothing but idiots" and said they accused him of supporting the killing of children.

“I’m all up for the banter but not when you guys texting my wife’s Instagram," he said.

He continued: “As a father if you guys think I support the death of children or any human being then you are nothing but idiots!!!

“I’m getting abuse for a while so I just felt that I had to say that. Don’t mix football and politics, you are better than that."

He said he would not be responding to trolls any more and has now set his Instagram to private.

It comes after Celtic fans displayed an “end Zionism” banner during the Scottish FA Cup final in Glasgow on Saturday. The club has previously been disciplined by Uefa for similar gestures.

In 2014, Bitton was abused by Celtic fans after he posted the Hebrew prayer for the Israeli Defence Forces during their military offensive in the Gaza Strip.