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

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

The clashes reportedly broke out despite a ban on a pro-Palestinian rally imposed by Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, who had feared 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 them.

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

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

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