Netanyahu orders rescue planes for Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were "attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks" and that riot police had to intervene several times to protect them and escort them to hotels.

Antisemitic incidents in the Netherlands have surged since the October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, with several Jewish schools and organisations getting threats and hate mail, reported Reuters.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office was in direct contact with the Netherlands after the attack and decided to send two planes to Amsterdam after the violent incident.