Dutch authorities scrambled to contain violence Thursday night as radical protesters ambushed and attacked Israeli soccer fans leaving Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

The brazen attack left 10 Israelis injured and three missing. Among the unaccounted for is Guy Avidor, 33, a dual Israeli-Bulgarian citizen who traveled from London for the match. His family’s last trace of him was a social media post before the game.

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Despite local police detaining 57 agitators who tried to storm the stadium, roving bands of attackers later ambushed Israeli fans in Amsterdam’s city center, forcing them to barricade themselves in hotels as authorities lost control of the streets.

The Dutch government’s failure to protect Jewish civilians prompted a rare direct intervention from Netanyahu, who reprimanded Prime Minister Dick Schoof in an emergency call. The Israeli leader demanded immediate action against what his office called the “planned antisemitic attack against Israeli citizens.”

Israel’s embassy in the Netherlands is working to relocate Israelis to a safe location. The IDF is sending rescue planes and medical equipment. Israir, Arkia, and El Al have also added three rescue flights at the Transport Ministry’s direction.

Warning signs emerged days before the violence, with Spain’s AS sports newspaper reporting Monday that pro-Hamas groups had planned to target Israeli teams and fans outside the stadium. The threat level prompted Mossad agents to supplement Maccabi’s regular security detail. Hours before kickoff, Amsterdam police made several arrests during riots, though they declined to specify whether those detained were soccer fans or protesters.

“Hundreds of fans of Israel’s Maccabi TLV were brutally attacked in Amsterdam last night after the match against Ajax. On the eve of Kristallnacht—when Jews in Nazi Germany faced brutal attacks—it is horrifying to witness antisemitic violence on the streets of Europe once again,” the Israel Foreign Ministry wrote on X.

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