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Police arrest 18 soccer fans over rioting at October Tel Aviv derby
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Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025. (Flash90)
Police say it arrested around 20 Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer fans suspected of throwing smoke grenades and other objects at the field at Bloomfield Stadium in October.
Police canceled the much-anticipated derby match between Tel Aviv’s rival soccer teams — Hapoel and Maccabi — after riots broke out in and around the stadium, wounding at least four people.
The arrests come after a week-long undercover investigation into the incident, which included the collection of video footage of the canceled game.
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