More than 700 police officers will be deployed on Wednesday October 18 in the Spanish city of Valencia (east) for the match between the local basketball team and Israeli club Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Euroleague, due to the conflict in the Middle East, announced authorities. The match having been declared “ high risk » by the authorities, “ the presence of security and police personnel » will be strengthened and “ participants will be subject to more comprehensive security checks », announced the Valencia basketball club in a press release. “ We have set up a global operation in which more than 700 members of the national police will work, in uniform and in civilian clothes. “, explained for her part the prefect of Valencia, Pilar Bernabé, during a press conference. This Euroleague match takes place against a backdrop of fears of attacks in Europe due to the war between Israel and Hamas.