Maccabi Tel Aviv fans clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Amsterdam

Supporters of Maccabi Tel-Aviv clashed with apparently pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Dutch team’s home stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday evening before and after a Europa League match between their team and Ajax, media and officials said.

Clashes reportedly broke out despite Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema banning a pro-Palestinian demonstration amid fears that clashes would break out between protesters and supporters of the Israeli club.

Details of the incidents remained unclear, but Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Dutch counterpart about it.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, also condemned the violence in a post on the social media platform X.

There were no immediate reports of arrests or injuries in the clashes outside Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena, the city’s main arena and home of Ajax.

Ajax won the Europa League game 5-0 after leading 3-0 at half-time.