Dutch Police Arrest 62 After Attacks on Israeli Football Fans

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Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, on Nov. 7.

Photographer: Mouneb Taim/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Dutch police arrested more than 60 people after Israeli football fans were attacked in Amsterdam, with the leaders of both the Netherlands and Israel condemning the violence.

Amsterdam municipal authorities said supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv, which played Dutch team Ajax on Thursday night, were attacked in several areas of the city. Police earlier on Friday that five people were hospitalized.