Dutch police announced on Monday the arrest of five additional suspects for their alleged involvement in antisemitic attacks targeting Israeli soccer fans last week.
According to Reuters, the suspects, men aged 18 to 37, were detained in the Netherlands, adding to the 63 arrests already made in connection with the incidents.
The attacks occurred early Friday after a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax Amsterdam, resulting in injuries to at least five people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the attacks and arranged a rescue operation dispatching two planes to the Dutch capital.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof strongly condemned the antisemitic attacks, describing the violence against Israelis and Jews in Amsterdam as “shocking and reprehensible.” He emphasized that Dutch authorities are fully committed to prosecuting those responsible, with police and prosecutors actively investigating the events.
After an in-depth conversation yesterday evening with representatives of Amsterdam’s Jewish community, I met today with the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, @GidonSaar.
We spoke about his impressions and experiences during his brief visit to the Netherlands. The events in… pic.twitter.com/O1UTdxlvhL
— Dick Schoof (@MinPres) November 9, 2024
The Dutch PM also addressed reports of altercations between Maccabi supporters and locals before the match, including instances where Maccabi fans allegedly damaged property and chanted anti-Arab slogans.
Schoof emphasized, “We are well aware of what happened earlier with Maccabi supporters but we think that’s of a different category and we condemn any violence as well, but that is no excuse whatsoever for what happened later on that night in the attacks on Jews in Amsterdam.”