Israel sent two planes on Friday to bring back fans of an Israeli football team from the Netherlands after overnight street attacks that officials described as anti-Semitic.

Videos circulating on social media showed riot police intervening in street clashes, with some attackers shouting anti-Israel slurs.

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv were “attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks” and that riot police had to intervene several times to protect them and escort them to hotels.

Anti-Semitic incidents in the Netherlands have increased dramatically since Israel launched its attack on Gaza following the attacks on Israel by the Palestinian Hamas group on October 7, 2023, with many Jewish organizations and schools reporting threats and hate mail.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the order to send planes was taken after “a very violent incident” targeting Israeli citizens after the match between Maccabi and Ajax Amsterdam, traditionally identified as a Jewish club.