CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched two rescue planes to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after a “very violent incident” in which Israeli nationals were targeted, his office said on Friday. cabinet, after attacks on the sidelines of a football match were reported.
Israel’s Ministry of National Security called on Israeli nationals in Amsterdam to stay in their hotel rooms following the attacks, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a separate statement.
“Fans who went to watch a football match faced anti-Semitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty simply because they were Jewish and Israeli,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said. .
Dutch police said 57 people were detained after the match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, as pro-Palestinian demonstrators tried to go to the Johan Cruyff Stadium, where the match was taking place, despite a ban on demonstrate at this location.
According to the authorities, some supporters were able to leave the stadium without problem, but clashes were reported overnight in the city center of the Dutch capital.
The Israeli military said Friday it was preparing to immediately send a rescue mission in coordination with the Dutch government.
“A cargo plane will be used and medical and rescue teams will participate,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Videos posted on social media showed crowds running in the streets and a man being beaten.
Israeli Sports Minister Gideon Saar has asked the Dutch government to help Israeli nationals get to the airport safely, he told his Dutch counterpart, Caspar Veldkamp, on Friday.
(Enas Alashray and Ahmed Elimam; French version Camille Raynaud)
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