The Israeli government rushed to evacuate hundreds of people on Friday after a series of anti-Semitic riots in Amsterdam, according to multiple reports.

Several Israelis were in Amsterdam to attend a soccer match, but the night quickly turned violent as rioters physically assaulted people in what Dutch police described as an anti-Semitic attack. conformable TO rEPORTS. Israel sent two commercial planes into the country on Friday to round up hundreds of Israelis in an attempt to get them out of the country.

“This is a terrible time for our city. … I am very ashamed of the behavior that was shown last night,” said Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema about the incident, according to CNN.

Five Israelis who were injured during the incident have now been released from hospital, according to reports. Another 20 to 30 people suffered minor injuries.

Police said a total of 63 people had been arrested for their role in the attack, of whom 10 remain in custody. conformable TO rEPORTS.

“Tensions” were high by Thursday evening, police said. The day before, some fans of Maccabi – an Israeli soccer team – allegedly posted anti-Arab content on social media, according to reports. The football game itself was relatively calm, but chaos broke out after it ended.

Hundreds of Maccabi fans ‘were ambushed and attacked’ by these individuals, Israel Embassy in US said Friday. Enhanced security measures were in place to be prepared for such a scenario.

There are multiple accounts and social media posts of the incident. In one video, a man is shown being kicked by another man shouting “Free Palestine…for the damn children,” according to CNN. Another video shows a crowd of men chasing other men while police sirens wail in the background, according to the BBC.

Maccabi supporters were “attacked, abused and had fireworks thrown at them,” Halsema said on Friday. One individual told the BBC that more than 10 men approached him, demanded to know if he was Jewish, and when he confirmed he was, began beating him.

“I realized I had a lot of blood on my nose and my nose was broken and it’s very painful,” the person told the BBC. “I’m getting on an Israeli plane that came to our rescue this afternoon and I’m going to get medical treatment back home.”

“While we appreciate that leaders in the Netherlands and Europe have rightly condemned this heinous attack, it calls for more than statements,” Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, said in a statement. “Governments are being called upon to take new and concrete steps – both proactive and reactive – to stop this scourge, protect Jews and prosecute those who criminally attack us.”