This Friday, November 8, 2024 in the morning, Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the sending of two planes to Amsterdam to rescue Maccabi Tel-Aviv supporters after clashes that led to dozens of arrests on the sidelines of a Europa League match.
Two planes to repatriate supporters
“The Prime Minister ordered the immediate dispatch of two relief planes to help our citizens”according to a press release from his services cited by theAFPspecifying that he considered “the appalling incident with the greatest seriousness”.
The Israeli Ministry of National Security, cited by Reuterscalled on Israeli nationals in Amsterdam to stay in their hotel rooms following the attacks.
“Fans who went to watch a football match faced anti-Semitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty simply because they were Jewish and Israeli”said Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Clashes broke out overnight in the center of Amsterdam, following the football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv and won by the Dutch club (5-0). According to local media AT5, “a large number of vehicles from the mobile unit are present and reinforcements have also been called. Young people also allegedly provoked the police. » In images shared by the media, we can see riot police intervening with police dogs:
57 arrests during the day
Amsterdam police, cited by the ANP agency, indicated that they had made 57 arrests in total during the day. She indicated Thursday that she was “particularly vigilant” on his X account, after reporting several incidents, including a Palestinian flag torn from a facade “by strangers”.
In the afternoon, around a hundred Israeli supporters gathered on Dam Square – surrounded by a large police force – before heading to the Johan Cruyff stadium, southwest of the Dutch capital.
A pro-Palestinian rally condemning the arrival of the Israeli club was initially planned near the stadium, but was moved a little further into the neighborhood by Amsterdam town hall for security reasons.
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