Israel says it will deploy rescue mission after 'violent incident' targeting Israeli citizens in Amsterdam

The Israeli military has said it is preparing to deploy an immediate rescue mission with the coordination of the Dutch government.

"The mission will be deployed using cargo aircraft and include medical and rescue teams," the Israeli Defence Forces said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of the details of "a very violent incident" targeting Israeli citizens in Amsterdam, his office said.

Israel's national security ministry has also urged its citizens in the Dutch city to stay in their hotel, the prime minister's office added.

The incident has been linked to a football match at the Johan Cruyff stadium in which Ajax Amsterdam defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0, according to reports.

Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a post on X: "Fans who went to see a football game, encountered anti-Semitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness and Israeliness."

The Dutch government is yet to address the incident.

Local police said 57 people had been held after the game as pro-Palestine demonstrators had tried to reach Ajax's ground, the Johan Cruyff stadium, even though protests there had been forbidden by the city.

Fans had left the stadium without incidents but clashes were reported in the city centre during the night, police said.

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