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Dutch police announce 5 new arrests in Amsterdam attacks on Israeli soccer fans

By Reuters 11 November 2024, 10:29 pm 3 Edit

Screenshot from a video showing people with Palestinian flags as they apparently surround a hotel with Israelis, while a man takes down a Palestinian flag posted on the building, Amsterdam, early morning of November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

THE HAGUE — Dutch police say they have arrested five more people on suspicion of involvement in a wave of violence against Israeli soccer supporters in Amsterdam late last week which authorities have condemned as antisemitic.

The suspects are men aged 18 to 37 and living in the Netherlands, Dutch police say in a statement. Previously, 63 suspects had been arrested.

Earlier today, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof vowed that the Netherlands would focus all its efforts on bringing perpetrators of the violence to justice.

“The images and reports for Amsterdam and what we’ve seen this weekend of antisemitic attacks against Israelis and Jews are nothing short of shocking and reprehensible,” Schoof told a press conference, adding that police and prosecutors are still piecing together the details of what happened.