At least five people were reportedly hospitalized and 62 others arrested. Supporters of the Israeli club were in Amsterdam to attend a match.
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered this Friday, November 8, the sending of two rescue planes to The Netherlands after violent incidents were reported after a football match was held Thursday evening.
The events happened in Amsterdam and the clashes were concentrated in the city center, after the Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv matches an Israeli club.
The sporting event took place as part of the Europa League and ended in a five-nil victory for the locals.
But beyond the result of the match, there was acts of vandalism and attacks against Israeli supporters .
From Netanyahu’s office, they reported in a statement that “the prime minister ordered “Immediate dispatch of two relief planes to help our citizens. » .
Local media AT5 informs that The situation forced police to escort Israeli fans to hotels where they were staying.
What do we know about attacks on Israeli Maccabi fans in the Netherlands?
The international news agency, P.A. reports that At least five people were hospitalized and 62 others arrested after the incidents .
On Friday, Amsterdam police said the clashes occurred following rioters who attacked the club’s supporters after the match .
A press release from the municipal council, the police and the public prosecutor’s office specifies that The night “was very eventful, with several violent incidents directed against fans” of Maccabi .
Information collected by Deutsche Welle They detail this, Since the afternoon, around a hundred Israeli supporters had gathered in Dam Square from the center of Amsterdam.
From there they went to the Johan Cruyff Stadium. where both teams would play the match.
According to the aforementioned media, A pro-Palestinian demonstration was planned next to the site .
However, for security reasons, the town hall They ordered her to be transferred to a more distant area .
Attacks on supporters concentrated after the match. However, It is unclear when or where the riots began after the match ended. sporty.
Amsterdam authorities said in a statement that ““Supporters were attacked in several places in the city.” .
“The police had to intervene on several occasions, protecting Israeli supporters and escorting them to hotels. . “Despite the massive police presence in the city, Israeli supporters were injured. »
Under this line, they added: “This outbreak of violence against Israeli supporters is unacceptable and cannot in any way be defended “.
“There is no excuse for the anti-Semitic behavior displayed last night for the rioters.
According to the agency P.A.local media also reported that, Before the sporting event, a Palestinian flag was torn down from a building in the center of the city.
At the same time, police officers They had to interrupt pro-Palestinian activists who were trying to march towards the stadium. .
What Israeli authorities say about attacks on Maccabi fans in the Netherlands
In addition to confirming the dispatch of the planes, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office stated that “The harsh images of the aggression against our citizens in Amsterdam will not be ignored” .
In their statement, they added that Netanyahu ‘views this horrific incident with the utmost seriousness’ .
Furthermore, They demanded that the Dutch government take “strong and rapid action” against those involved. in these episodes.
From Israel they also declared that New Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to travel to Amsterdam for “urgent diplomatic visit” .
Amsterdam authorities said More police patrols will be deployed in the city in the coming days .
They also stated that Security will be strengthened at Jewish institutions as shown P.A..
What the Prime Minister of the Netherlands said after the attacks on Maccabi fans in Amsterdam
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof, wrote in a message on X (formerly Twitter) that he was “following the news from Amsterdam” and is “horrified by anti-Semitic attacks against Israeli citizens” .
“This is totally unacceptable . “I am in close contact with all parties involved.”
Schoof assured that “the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted” .
It is good to remember that It’s been over a year since the war in the Middle East began .
The conflict broke out last On October 7, 2023, when the militant group Hamas carried out a direct offensive against Israel .
This episode left 1,200 dead and 250 hostages. of whom nearly a hundred remain captive.
For their part, Israeli forces responded with ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip, which have claimed more than 42,000 lives according to local health authorities.
The situation has reached a point where Israel has clashes with Hamas in Gaza, with Hezbollah in Lebanon, with Iran, with the Houthis in Yemen and with Shiite militias in Syria and Iraq .
Amid a scenario of cross-attacks and threats of further reprisals, Concerns have increased over the possibility of a wider war in the region.
Video: What the attacks on Maccabi fans in the Netherlands looked like
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