Israel’s Ministry of National Security also asked its citizens in the Dutch city to stay in their hotel rooms after the attacks, the prime minister’s office said in a second statement.

“Fans who went to see a soccer match, faced anti-Semitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of being Jewish and Israeli,” Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in -a post on X.

Local police said 57 people were detained after the match as pro-Palestinian demonstrators tried to reach the Johan Cruyff stadium, even though the city had banned them from protesting there.

Police said fans left the stadium without incident, but clashes were reported in the city center overnight.

The Israeli military said it was preparing to immediately carry out a rescue mission coordinated by the Dutch government after the soccer match, in which Ajax Amsterdam, traditionally identified as a Jewish club, beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0.

“The mission will be carried out using cargo aircraft and will include medical and rescue teams,” the IDF said.

Video on social media showed crowds running through the streets and a man being beaten.

The Dutch foreign ministry did not immediately comment on the Israeli government’s statements.

Passions have run high in the Middle East and abroad since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israel.

At least 43,469 Palestinians have been killed and another 102,561 wounded in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza in response to the Hamas attack, according to health officials in the enclave.

The war in Gaza sparked protests in support of both sides in Europe and the United States, and Arabs and Jews were attacked.

Anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders, leader of the largest party in the Dutch government, condemned the reported attacks in Amsterdam in a post on X.

“I am ashamed that this can happen in the Netherlands. Totally unacceptable,” he said.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has asked the Dutch government to help Israeli citizens get to the airport safely, Saar told his Dutch counterpart, Caspar Veldkamp, ​​in a phone call on Friday.