Netanyahu orders rescue planes for Israeli football fans in Amsterdam
The Hindu
Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam prompt Prime Minister Netanyahu to send rescue planes; Dutch police arrest 57.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two rescue planes to the Netherlands on Friday (November 8, 2024) after Israeli football fans were reportedly injured in violence in Amsterdam.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu views the horrifying incident with utmost gravity and demands that the Dutch government and security forces take vigorous and swift action against the rioters, and ensure the safety of our citizens," his office said in a statement.
The Prime Minister's office did not say what led to the "very violent incident against Israeli citizens", but Dutch media AT5 reported that fights broke out Thursday (November 7) night between fans at a Europa League match involving Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Ajax.
The report said numerous fights, as well as acts of vandalism, had occurred in the city centre.
"A large number of mobile unit vehicles are present and reinforcements have also been called in," it said.
The Israeli embassy in the United States said "hundreds" of Maccabi fans were "ambushed and attacked in Amsterdam tonight as they left the stadium following a game".
In its post on social media platform X, the embassy blamed the incident on a "mob who targeted innocent Israelis".
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