Netanyahu asks Dutch leader for increased security after attacks, IDF plans rescue mission in Amsterdam

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Friday asked his counterpart successful the Netherlands to supply much information for Israelis aft fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC  shot squad were attacked connected Thursday by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Additionally, the Israeli Defense Forces said it would "immediately deploy a rescue mission" to Amsterdam led by the IDF’s Home Front Command, according to the Times of Israel.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that up to 20 of its nationals were injured portion 7 others stay unreachable since the attacks.

ISRAELI SOCCER FANS TARGETED IN WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN AMSTERDAM

Pro-Palestinians show astatine Amsterdam's Anton de Komplein quadrate up of the UEFA Europa League shot lucifer betwixt Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv connected November 7, 2024.  (JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Speaking with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof aft the attacks, Netanyahu said helium takes the "premeditated attacks" seriously. He urged Schoof to bolster information for Israelis successful the country. Meanwhile, Israel is doing its ain portion to instrumentality attraction of its ain successful the Netherlands.

Planes person been sent to the Netherlands to bring backmost Israelis, including those who were injured, according to the Times of Israel. They person besides added much telephone lines astatine the embassy and successful the Foreign Ministry’s concern room.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Thursday’s attacks the astir alarming happening to hap to Jews since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas terrorists successful confederate Israel.

"We woke up this greeting to shocking images and videos that since October 7th, we had hoped ne'er to spot again: an antisemitic pogrom presently taking spot against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Israeli citizens successful the bosom of Amsterdam, Netherlands," Herzog wrote connected X.

"This is simply a superior incident, a informing motion for immoderate state that wishes to uphold the values of freedom." 

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Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv signifier a pro-Israel objection astatine the Dam Square, lighting up flares and chanting slogans up of the UEFA Europa League lucifer betwixt Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax successful Amsterdam, Netherlands connected November 07, 2024.  (Mouneb Taim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Dutch premier curate connected Friday called the "antisemitic" attacks connected Israeli shot fans "unacceptable" and said the "perpetrators volition beryllium tracked down and prosecuted."

Videos connected societal media showed aggregate fights happening successful the streets extracurricular the stadium wherever Maccabi Tel Aviv FC was playing Ajax. Days earlier, Spanish media reported that anti-Israel agitators would protestation extracurricular the stadium to people Israel’s shot nine and its fans.

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Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv clasp flags astatine Dam quadrate up of the Europa League shot lucifer betwixt Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, successful Amsterdam connected November 7, 2024.  (JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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The IDF has barred soldiers from flying to Amsterdam, but "exceptional requests volition beryllium examined individually," the subject stated.