10 Israelis injured, three missing after clashes with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Amsterdam

Three Israelis are missing following clashes between Israeli football fans and pro-Palestinian demonstrators before Thursday’s UEFA Conference Cup game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax FC in Amsterdam, Holland.

The Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that 10 people were injured in the violence.

However, the degree of their injuries was initially unclear.

The ministry urged its citizens to use public transport to travel to the airport after Israel had announced it was sending two planes to evacuate the fans.

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It added that local security forces had been deployed.

The ministry had initially advised fans not to leave their hotels.

It also advised its citizens not to wear Jewish or Israeli symbols in public.

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