Football fans attack Israelis in Amsterdam all night shouting 'Free Palestine!'

In Amsterdam, people with Palestinian flags attacked Israelis after a football match between local club Ajax and Tel Aviv's Maccabi.

Masked men waving Palestinian flags attacked Israelis after the Israeli soccer team lost to Ajax in the Europa League. The attackers were chasing and beating Tel Aviv Maccabi fans throughout the night shouting "Free Palestine!"

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Before the match, several Israeli fans removed the Palestinian flag that was hanging on the street. The attacks took place in several places in the city. Masked people also tried to break into hotels where Israeli fans were staying. At least 57 people were detained, Ynet reports.

Ten Israelis were injured in the assaults, two other people are not responding to calls. Israeli citizens in Amsterdam were advised not to leave their hotels, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two planes to be sent to Amsterdam to bring the Israelis home.

The IDF will launch a rescue operation using cargo planes, medical and rescue teams.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli professional football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Club. Founded in 1906 in Jaffa as the HaRishon Le Zion-Yafo Association, it is the oldest football club in Israel. With the establishment of the city of Tel Aviv in 1909, the club changed its name to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 1922, it became the first Jewish football club to participate in local competitions. The meaning of the name Maccabi forms an integral part of the character of the team, which took the Star of David as their logo to represent the Jewish people. Maccabi Tel Aviv have won more titles than any other Israeli club, winning 25 League Championships, 24 State Cups, 8 Toto (League) Cups, and 2 Asian Champion Club Tournaments before Israel were expelled from the AFC in 1974.

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the legendary Greek hero) is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 36 Eredivisie titles and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie since the league's inception in 1956, and along with Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, it is one of the country's "big three" clubs that have dominated that competition.