The violence erupted as Maccabi Tel Aviv FC was playing Ajax FC, both of the Europa League, in Amsterdam on Thursday night. The Israel Foreign Ministry said hundreds of Israeli Maccabi supporters were "ambushed and brutally attacked" following the match ...

Europe has experienced an increase in antisemitic incidents in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023 and the ensuing war in Gaza. On Thursday, a broad coalition of German lawmakers passed a resolution calling on the government to do more to criminalize and otherwise punish antisemitic acts.

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters by what the mayor called "antisemitic hit-and-run squads", and Israel said it would fly many fans home.