There were 63 people detained following the Thursday night horror when local anti-Israel gangs targeted Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans.

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Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks,

Israeli and global leaders on Friday denounced a violent attack in Amsterdam on Israeli football fans, who called the incident a modern-day "pogrom." The supporters - who were in the Netherlands to watch Maccabi Tel Aviv face Dutch club Ajax on Thursday night - said assailants carried knives and clubs and attacked anyone who looked Israeli.

Amsterdam police said they are “aware of reports of a possible hostage situation” after a violent attack on Israelis following a soccer match on Thursday night. Fans of the sport gathered at the city’s Johan Cruyff Arena to watch the game between Amsterdam’s Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.