Israeli football fans return home after night of violence in Amsterdam

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8 November 2024 at 6:57 pm·1-min read

Fans of Maccabi Tel-Aviv arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on November 8, 2024, upon returning from Amsterdam.

Fans of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv returned from Amsterdam late on Friday after several were injured in street clashes in the Dutch capital that local and Israeli officials denounced as motivated by "anti-Semitism".

A plane bringing Israeli football supporters home from Amsterdam landed at Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Friday after a night of violence that Israeli and Dutch officials condemned as "anti-Semitic".

Dutch police said 62 arrests were made in connection with the violence, which erupted after a Europa League football tie between Amsterdam club Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Israeli flag carrier El Al said it was sending six planes to the Netherlands to bring the fans home, after the first flight carrying evacuees landed on Friday afternoon, the Israel Airports Authority said.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also ordered the Mossad spy agency to draw up a plan to prevent unrest at sporting events in the future.

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said the city had been "deeply damaged" by "hateful anti-Semitic rioters" who hunted down and attacked fans of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in a night of "unbearable" violence.

(AFP)

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