At least five people were injured and at least 62 people arrested in “violent incidents” in the Dutch capital Amsterdam, police said on Friday, after what authorities in both countries called targeted violence against Israeli soccer fans.

Videos circulating on social media show violence on the city streets, and a video geolocated by NBC News near Amsterdam Central Station appears to show people chasing others and physically attacking them. A separate video geolocated by NBC News showed Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam chanting “Death to the Arabs” and “May the IDF win.” We will screw the Arabs,” in addition to tearing down a Palestinian flag.

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema’s office described the events following the Europa League match between Dutch giants Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, which the hosts won 5-0, as “very turbulent, with several incidents of violence aimed at Maccabi fans”.

“In several places in the city, supporters were attacked,” the mayor’s office said. Authorities said police had to intervene several times and escort Israeli fans to their hotels. Several Israeli citizens remain missing in Amsterdam following overnight violence, an Israeli official told NBC News.

Israel said it planned to send several planes to evacuate Israelis from Amsterdam. The Israel Defense Forces said it was reversing an earlier plan to send military planes following a “political-level directive,” but it appeared commercial planes from the El Al airline were still being sent.

“This outbreak of violence against Israeli supporters is unacceptable and cannot be defended in any way. “There is no excuse for the anti-Semitic behavior exhibited last night by rioters who actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them,” he added.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he was “horrified by the anti-Semitic attacks against Israeli citizens.”

He described the violence as “completely unacceptable” and said he had spoken by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to emphasize that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted.”

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called the images emerging from Amsterdam “horrible and deeply shameful for us in Europe,” in a statement. mail the X of Friday.

The Israeli embassy in Amsterdam said fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team were “ambushed and attacked” after a match in the city while “mobs chanted anti-Israel slogans and proudly shared videos of their violent acts on social media.” .

Video shared on social media that was geolocated by NBC News near Amsterdam Central Station appeared to show people chasing others and physically attacking them.

Dutch police said they were also aware of “reports of a possible hostage and missing person situation, but currently have no confirmation that this has actually occurred.”

Authorities did not provide any further information about this latest incident, but said they were investigating the matter.

Local police said pro-Palestinian protesters had tried to reach the Johan Cruyff stadium, despite a city order banning protests near the venue, Reuters reported.

Police said fans had been able to leave the stadium without incident, but clashes broke out overnight in the city centre, according to Reuters.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he was confident that authorities in the Netherlands would “act immediately and take all necessary measures to protect, locate and rescue all attacked Israelis and Jews, and to eradicate violence against citizens.” Jews and Israelis by any means necessary.

U.S. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, condemned the incident, saying it was “terribly reminiscent of a classic pogrom.”

Lipstadt said she was also “deeply concerned about the duration of the reported attacks and called on the government to conduct a thorough investigation into the intervention of security forces and how these despicable attacks occurred.”

Thursday night’s events unfolded as Israel continued its deadly offensive in Loopwhere local officials say more than 43,000 people have been killed in the year-long assault launched after the Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, in which Israeli officials say about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.

Israel has also undertaken a months-long offensive in Lebanon in its fight against Hezbollah, as members of the international community seek to avoid an all-out war in the region.

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