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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two rescue planes be sent to the Netherlands on Friday after violence targeting Israeli football fans broke out in Amsterdam overnight.
Videos circulating on social media showed street clashes and riot police intervening.
The order to send planes was taken after “a very violent incident” targeting Israeli citizens following the game between Ajax, traditionally identified as a Jewish club, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, his office said.
An eyewitness captured a video verified by Reuters showing a group of men running near Amsterdam central station, chasing and assaulting other men, as police sirens sounded.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he was “horrified by the anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli citizens. This is completely unacceptable.”
In a statement on X he said he had spoken to Netanyahu on the phone and assured him “that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted,”
Local police said 57 suspects had been detained after the game as pro-Palestinian demonstrators tried to reach the Johan Cruyff stadium, even though the city had forbidden a protest there.
Police said fans had left the stadium without incident, but clashes erupted overnight in the city centre.
The Israeli military said it is preparing to immediately deploy a rescue mission with the coordination of the Dutch government after the football game, in which Ajax defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0.
“The mission will be deployed using cargo aircraft and include medical and rescue teams,” the IDF said.
The Gaza war has sparked protests in support of both sides across Europe and the United States and Arabs and Jews have been attacked.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has asked the Dutch government to help Israeli citizens arrive safely at the airport, Saar told his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp in a phone call on Friday.