The violence flared after the game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and home team Ajax, which won 5-0.
Before the violence erupted, supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv hold flags at Dam square ahead of the Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024.Netanyahu’s office told Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof that he:"views the premeditated anti-Semitic attack against Israeli citizens with utmost seriousness and requested increased security for the Jewish community in the Netherlands.
Schoof also slammed the incident as he said on X: “This is completely unacceptable. I am in close contact with all parties involved and have just spoken to @IsraeliPM Netanyahu by phone to stress that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted. The situation in Amsterdam is now calm once more.”Israel had earlier sent planes to the Netherlands to help the Maccabi fans get home safely and without any further incidents.
Meanwhile, the Israeli embassy in the United States said on X: Hundreds of fans of the @MaccabiTLVFC soccer team were ambushed and attacked in Amsterdam tonight as they left the stadium following a game against @AFCAjax. “The mob who targeted these innocent Israelis has proudly shared their violent acts on social media. @IsraelMFA and @IsraelinNL are urging Israelis who are in need of assistance to call one of these numbers: +97225303155 +31634138229”
Maccabi fans still in Amsterdam have been urged to stay in their hotels and avoid showing Israeli or Jewish symbols in public.
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