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On Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two planes to be sent to Amsterdam to rescue Maccabi Tel Aviv fans after violence led to the arrest of several people on the sidelines of a European match. Football League.
Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, “The Prime Minister has ordered two rescue planes to be sent immediately to rescue our citizens,” adding that Netanyahu views the “horrific incident with extreme seriousness and called on the Dutch government and the Dutch security forces to take strict and swift measures against the rioters and ensure the safety of our citizens.”
The Israeli army has confirmed it is preparing to send a “rescue mission” to Amsterdam.
He said in a statement that he was preparing “immediately to send a rescue mission in coordination with the Dutch government,” “following the difficult and dangerous incidents of violence against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam, under of directives from the political level, and after evaluating the situation.”
He explained that the mission will consist of “cargo planes and will include medical and rescue teams.”
Clashes erupted at night in the center of the Dutch capital after a football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in which the Dutch club won with a score of five clean goals.
Local channel AT5 reported, “There are a large number of mobile unit vehicles and reinforcements have been called.”
The channel broadcast scenes showing police escorting Israeli fans to their hotel.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington indicated that “hundreds” of fans were ambushed and attacked in Amsterdam this evening (Thursday) as they left the stadium after a match.
Anb News Agency quoted an Amsterdam police official as saying that 57 people were arrested during the day.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar confirmed that he has asked the Dutch government to provide protection to the fans and ensure their safe transportation from the hotel to the airport.
The Dutch police announced on their “X” account on Thursday that they were “alert” after reporting several incidents, including “unknown people snatching the Palestinian flag” from a building.
On Thursday afternoon, about 100 fans of the Israeli club gathered in Dam Square, surrounded by a large police force, before going to the Johan Cruyff Stadium in the southwest of the Dutch capital.
At first it was planned to organize a pro-Palestinian march near the stadium to criticize the hosting of the Israeli club, but the city of Amsterram requested that it be held a little in the area for security reasons.
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