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Israeli soccer fans ‘ambushed’ in Amsterdam attack – POLITICO
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Israeli soccer fans ‘ambushed’ in Amsterdam attack – POLITICO

Israeli media reported that some of the masked perpetrators shouted “Free Palestine” and that some of the victims had their passports stolen. Ten people were hospitalized with injuries, according to the Times of Israel.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he “followed the news from Amsterdam with horror.”

“Completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks against Israelis,” Schoof wrote in a statement on social media, adding that he had assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that those responsible would be “located and prosecuted.”

The Dutch police said in a statement that there was a protest against the Israeli team before the match and that more than 50 people had been arrested.

Netanyahu’s office saying in a statement on social media that he “views the horrific incident with the utmost seriousness” and called for “strong and swift action against the rioters.”

“The harsh images of the attack on our citizens in Amsterdam will not be overlooked,” his office added.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called The violence is an “anti-Semitic pogrom.”

Israel was deploying two rescue planes to Amsterdam to evacuate Israeli citizens, according to the Foreign Ministry. saying.