Holla says five people were injured and treated in hospital, but were discharged this morning.

Around 20 to 30 other Maccabi supporters were "lightly" injured, the Amsterdam police chief adds.

Speaking about reports of missing Israeli supporters, he says the police have "no information that there are abductions or missing people", but they will treat these reports seriously and investigate them.

Several supporters who were thought to be missing have been found and have been in touch with their families, he adds.

Peter Holla tells reporters in Amsterdam Maccabi supporters attacked a taxi and set a Palestinian flag on fire on Wednesday.

He says trouble continued into the early hours of Thursday.

Holla goes on to say that after the match on Thursday evening, Maccabi supporters were walking through the city centre and "rioters" carried out "hit-and-run" attacks targeting at the Israeli supporters.

Holla says it was "extremely difficult" for police to prevent this kind of "violence" - even though officers were there "in great numbers".

The Amsterdam police chief adds officers decided to "assemble" Maccabi supporters and "protect them" - taking them to hotels in coaches.

Halsema has now handed over to Amsterdam police chief Peter Holla, who says the events of the last 36 hours have "really shocked" him.

Israeli fans have seen some "fearful moments", he says, adding that some have been attacked and "abused in a terrible way".

Femke Halsema says she contacted anti-terror officials a couple of weeks before the Europa league fixture between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax.

"There were no concrete threats before this match between the players or the fans," she says.

But it was recommended to take measures, the Amsterdam mayor says, so everything would go as "peaceful" and as "calmly as possible".

Halsema adds: "We tried to do that".

Halsema says men on scooters were searching for Maccabi supporters last night.

"It was hit and run," she tells reporters.

Halsema acknowledges that the incident brings to mind pogroms against Jews in Dutch and European history, adding that she finds what happened in Amsterdam to be reprehensible.

Jewish life and culture has been threatened, she says.

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema opens the media briefing by saying the city is looking back at a "black night and a dark day".

Antisemitic "criminals" attacked Jewish visitors, she adds.

Halsema says her heart goes out to the victims and their families in Amsterdam and Israel.

We've about to hear an update from Dutch officials and police about the attacks last night.

The news conference is being held by mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema, the city's police chief Peter Holla, and Rene de Beukelaer from the local public prosecutor's office.

Stick with us for what they have to say, and stream it by hitting Watch Live at the top of the page.

The Central Jewish Consultation (CJO), the main Jewish community organisation in the Netherlands, says Amsterdam taxi drivers "played a major role in the assaults" last night.

Chanan Hertzberger, chairman of CJO, states there appears to be "app traffic" indicating the taxi drivers "meticulously prepared this pogrom".

"Amsterdam should be deeply ashamed, the Netherlands should be deeply ashamed," Hertzberger says.

Earlier, Esther Voet, editor-in-chief of a Dutch Jewish weekly told Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11 that "the day before yesterday there was this clash with taxi drivers here in Amsterdam" adding that "right now you don't really know who you could trust".

As a reminder, we're still waiting for more details on last night's violence from Dutch authorities - we're due to hear from them soon.

Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

Adi Reuben, a 24-year-old Maccabi Tel Aviv fan who was visiting Amsterdam, tells me about the moment he was attacked and kicked on the floor by a group of young men.

"Last night we got off the metro station and started walking towards the Mozart hotel where we were staying," he says.

"More than 10 men who looked Arab or Turkish just came up to me and my friends and asked us 'where are you from'. They shouted 'Jewish, Jewish, IDF, IDF'.

"They started to mess with me and I realised I had to run, but it was dark and I didn't know where to go.

"I fell to the floor and ten people were kicking me. They were shouting ‘Falestin’ [Palestine]. They were kicking me on the floor for about a minute, then they walked off, they weren’t afraid of anything.

"I realised I had full blood on my nose and my nose was broken and it is very painful. I also couldn’t see well for about 30 minutes after it happened.

"I am getting on an Israeli plane which came to rescue us this afternoon and will get medical treatment back home."

He adds: "This was a specific attack that was organised beforehand."

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Two Israeli fans, who were in Amsterdam for the match, say the violence was "really terrifying".

Standing in Dam Square, Joni Pogrebetsy, tells Reuters news agency that he saw attacks in the square while walking back to his hotel.

He says they were warned of the violence by a restaurant owner, who offered to book them a cab or hide them in the restaurant until it was over.

Pogrebetsy says the police "came really late" and after "a lot of people were already hurt, injured".

Dutch officials say there was a heavy police presence across the city ahead of the game and afterwards.

Michael Asuss, who lives in the Netherlands and was at the match, says the attacked fans had nothing to do with the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

"We have nothing to do with the war, we come to support Maccabi Tel Aviv and we got [expletive]."

Shaina Oppenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem

Videos posted to social media appear to show Maccabi Tel Aviv fans chanting racist slogans about Arabs and Palestine, as well as climbing on a building to tear down a Palestinian flag on display.

Social media users said the videos were from before the attacks on Israelis. Footage from the stadium also appeared to show Maccabi fans jeering and whistling during a minute's silence for those killed in floods in Valencia.

The BBC is working to verify the videos. Some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have previously been involved in racist incidents in Israel, including cursing at the team’s Palestinian and Arab players and reportedly applying pressure on the team to oust them.

Fans of the team have also previously attacked protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

An Amsterdam resident says she sheltered six Maccabi Tel Aviv fans during last night's violence.

Esther Voet, an editor-in-chief of a Dutch Jewish weekly, lives in the city centre. As she saw footage of the violence, she offered her home to scared Israeli fans via an app used by Jewish and Israeli people.

Initially, she tells Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, the fans were too frightened to leave their location, so a colleague drove them to her place for safety.

"They had horrible stories. They were really very, very, very scared," she says. "So I told them, you know, this is a Jewish home, you're safe here."

She also says that throughout the night, she heard several "explosions".

"The police say it's fireworks. I don't know, but it sounded scary."

Reflecting on the events, she says: "I never thought I would go through this" - adding that it felt like "a pogrom".

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Anna Holligan
Reporting from Amsterdam

The streets around the Johan Cruyff Arena are strewn with remnants of last night's game, discarded Ajax flags, and plastic cups still brimming with beer.

Israeli supporters have been advised to stay in their hotel rooms. Police say they are investigating reports of hostage taking, but stress there is no confirmation anyone is missing.

Amsterdam city authorities say: "There is no excuse for the antisemitic behaviour exhibited last night by rioters who actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them."

Extra police will be deployed in Amsterdam over the coming days as a precaution.

The BBC has spoken to a fan who went to the match last night, who reports seeing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters on the Amsterdam metro "going up and down the carriages three or four times looking for a fight".

Conor says: "Everyone was going into the city so everyone knew what was going to happen."

He adds that he is "shocked by the portrayal" of the incident in the media, adding that the attacks were "completely provoked" and Palestinian flags were "torn down the night before".

As a reminder, authorities in the Netherlands have condemned antisemitic attacks on Israeli fans – with Amsterdam’s mayor reporting Israeli supporters were "actively sought out" for violence across the city.

Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli club that took part in last night's football match, says its main goal is "the safe and quick return of fans to Israel."

They ask fans to follow Israeli government advice, which includes staying in hotel rooms, avoiding wearing Israeli/Jewish symbols and informing police of any threats or attacks.

Fans are advised to get on flights back to Israel as quickly as possible. El Al airlines is operating flights free of charge, taking off from Amsterdam from 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT) onwards.

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All Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel have been banned from going to the Netherlands until further notice, the IDF says on X, external.

It adds that some requests will be considered on an individual basis.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she is "outraged" by the "vile attacks" in Amsterdam last night.

She "strongly" condemned the attacks on Israeli fans, and has spoken to the Dutch PM about the violence.

Meanwhile, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says he will discuss the "downright scandalous and reprehensible antisemitic attacks" at an informal European Council meeting today in Budapest.

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• Warning: Contains distressing images

Here's some footage, verified by the BBC, of violence following the Ajax v Maccabi Tel Aviv game in Amsterdam:

Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, says perpetrators "actively sought out" Israeli supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv to attack, abuse, and pelt with fireworks.

She says riot police had to intervene several times, protecting the supporters and escorting them to hotels. However, despite the "massive police presence," some supporters were injured.

"This outburst of violence towards Israeli supporters goes beyond all limits and is in no way defensible," she says.

Halsema also says the "Amsterdam triangle" - the mayor, police chief, and chief public prosecutor - is urging all victims to report to the police.

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Joe Inwood
Reporting from Jerusalem

There are many videos online showing what appear to be attacks on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam last night.

In one, a man is punched unconscious, while another shows someone in a canal being told to say “free Palestine”.

They have been condemned by the authorities here in Jerusalem as “pre-meditated”, “anti-Semitic” and “a pogrom”.

There are also videos of a crowd, believed to be Israeli fans, cheering as a Palestinian flag is torn down from the side of a building. They can be heard chanting offensive anti-Palestinian slogans.

The incident can be seen from multiple angles, which all clearly show the same moment. We have also found a social media post from 1 September showing the flag still in place, meaning the clips almost certainly contemporary.

What is not clear at this point is the sequence of events. What is certain is that last night’s violence was about much more than just football.

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