Israeli soccer fans involved in 'violent incident' in Amsterdam: Officials

Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending “two rescue planes” to Amsterdam.

LONDON -- Israeli shot fans were progressive successful a “very convulsive incident” successful Amsterdam Thursday evening, Israeli officials person said.

The unit occurred aft a UEFA Europa League lucifer betwixt nan Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club and nan Dutch Ajax Football Club successful Amsterdam connected Thursday.

The Israeli National Security Headquarters told Israeli citizens staying successful Amsterdam to “avoid movements successful nan thoroughfare and unopen oneself successful edifice rooms.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending “two rescue planes” to Amsterdam to “assist our citizens,” successful a connection from his office.

Israeli Defense Forces said they were “preparing to instantly deploy a rescue ngo pinch nan coordination of nan Dutch government,” nan IDF said successful a connection early Friday greeting section time.

The Dutch Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, said nan business is now calm and that he is "horrified by nan antisemitic attacks connected Israeli citizens." Israeli PM Netanyahu said he had been successful touch pinch Schoof and called for accrued information for Jewish communities successful nan Netherlands.

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Tensions were rising successful nan lead up to nan crippled past night, Amsterdam constabulary connected Wednesday nighttime had reported a group of group pulled a Palestinian emblem disconnected nan look of a building successful nan halfway of nan city, and that constabulary "prevented a confrontation" betwixt a group of visitors and taxi drivers.

The Amsterdam Police person not yet commented connected nan incident but announced Wednesday evening that a “number of information measures” had been taken earlier nan lucifer to guarantee “that everything proceeds safely and orderly,” successful a station connected X.

Officials successful Amsterdam said location will now beryllium other constabulary connected nan move successful nan coming days and other attraction "for nan other information of Jewish institutions and objects."

Amsterdam authorities will beryllium holding a property convention astatine 12 p.m. connected Friday wherever further measures that will beryllium taken coming and successful nan coming days will beryllium announced.

ABC News' Ellie Kaufman and Victoria Beaule contributed to this report.