Israel flies fans home after violence

According to the police, there must have been unrest in several parts of the city already from early evening. Israeli media reports that Israeli fans were allegedly attacked by people who shouted Palestinian slogans.

Ten Israelis are said to have been injured, according to Haaretz, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Israeli media, they were allegedly attacked by masked people who shouted “liberate Palestine”.

A video published by Israel’s embassy in the United States shows several people being attacked and one person being hit.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes the incident as “very violent” and has ordered two planes to bring Israeli fans home from the country.

The match ended 5-0 to Ajax.

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