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BENJAMIN Netanyahu is scrambling two rescue planes to Amsterdam after Israeli football fans were ambushed and attacked.
Maccabi supporters were chased through the streets of the Dutch city by a mob of rioters as they left the Johan Cruyff stadium.
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RexShocking footage shared on social media showed Israeli football fans being kicked and beaten on Thursday night.
Israel’s national security ministry urged citizens to stay in their hotel rooms following the attacks.
Local police said 57 people had been held after the game as pro-Palestine demonstrators had tried to reach the stadium, even though the city had forbidden them to protest there.
The Israeli military said it is preparing to deploy a rescue mission with the coordination of the Dutch government after the football game, in which Ajax defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0.
“The mission will be deployed using cargo aircraft and include medical and rescue teams,” the IDF said.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed that two rescue planes be sent immediately to Amsterdam, his office said on Friday.
Disturbing videos on social media showed a crowd chasing Israelis through the streets.
Another distressing clip showed a man motionless on the ground as people repeatedly kick him.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Friday said the violence was “unacceptable” and insisted those responsible need to be prosecuted.
He said: “I followed the news from Amsterdam with horror.
“Completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks on Israelis. I am in close contact with all those involved.
“Just now in a call with Netanyahu emphasised that the perpetrators will be tracked down and prosecuted. It is now quiet in the capital.”
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