An Israeli plane arrived in Tel Aviv, evacuating Maccabi football fans from the Netherlands following violent clashes in Amsterdam.

The evacuation came after confrontations between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and pro-Palestinian demonstrators, resulting in multiple injuries and heightened tensions in the city.

Fans who were caught up in the clashes have shared their accounts of the events based on what they claim to have experienced.

"They started to ask us where are you from. We tried to say that we are from Cyprus or something, so that they would not attack us, but they didn't believe, and they just attacked us," a fan argued.

"Everyone went to each other to another place. They actually also waited for us near our hotel and everything, and they started beating us, they kicked everybody in their heads, pushed someone to the river there, and he almost drowned. It was like a war in there," alleged a second.

Tensions had been escalating for days as large numbers of Maccabi supporters arrived in Amsterdam. They gathered in Dam Square ahead of the match, waving Israeli flags and burning flares.

On Wednesday, the night before the game against Ajax, videos circulating on social media showed Maccabi Tel Aviv fans singing insulting chants against Gaza and tearing Palestinian flags from windows.

Police arrested 62 people after clashes erupted between Israeli football fans and pro-Palestine demonstrators, which left five people hospitalised, according to Dutch Police.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also commented on the incident, claiming that 'the harsh pictures of the assault on our citizens in Amsterdam will not be overlooked,' and sent two planes to Amsterdam to bring the Israeli fans home.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned from its side what it described as 'anti-Arab chants' and attacks on the Palestinian flag.

In a statement shared on X on Friday, it urged the Dutch government to "immediately investigate those responsible for these provocations" and take action to safeguard pro-Palestinian supporters living in the Netherlands.

Following the violent overnight clashes the Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema banned demonstrations for three days from Friday in the capital.

Around 3,000 Israeli football fans attended their club's Europa League away game in Amsterdam.