Dutch King Willem-Alexander has shared his deep horror and shock after antisemitic hit-and-run squads targeted Israeli football fans in Amsterdam.
In a phone call, Israeli President Isaac Herzog quoted the king as saying the Netherlands had failed its Jewish community during World War Two - under Nazi occupation and persecution - and again on Thursday night.
At least five people were injured during the assaults on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who mayor Femke Halsema said had been attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks.
Videos on social media show young men being punched in the head, kicked in the stomach and knocked unconscious.
Sixty-three people have been arrested in connection with the violence that broke out after a Europa League football tie with Amsterdam club Ajax, Dutch police have said.
Relieved to be home: A fan of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel-Aviv is met by a family member at Ben Gurion International Airport
A masked mob, some carrying Palestinian flags, are seen running riot through the streets of Amsterdam on Thursday
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square
The attacks have been denounced by political leaders with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saying on Friday he was horrified by the anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli citizens.
He also assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted.
It comes as the Dutch government has started investigating if possible warning signs from Israel were missed in the events leading up to the assaults, Justice Minister David van Weel said in a letter to Parliament.
Many are now describing the shocking assault rained upon Maccabi Tel Aviv fans following the football match in the city as a Jew hunt.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema did not hold back her disappointment as she labelled the violence as an explosion of anti-Semitism.
She said on Friday: Boys on scooters were driving through the town looking for Maccabi supporters, it was hit and run.
Football fans were attacked and then rioters fled, running away from the police forces.
She said the events were reminiscent of pogroms - or even Kristallnacht, a night of relentless Nazi violence against the Jews of Germany, which took place exactly 86 years ago today.
Halsema said the city had been deeply damaged, the Jewish culture has been threatened.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv fans carry flags as they wait for the arrival of their friends and family members from Amsterdam, at the Ben Gurion International Airport
Witnesses have told of the shocking anti-Semitic scenes that followed a Europa FC match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax on Thursday
Shocking footage that has emerged of Thursday nights events appear to show a man being kicked by a group of thugs while lying on the ground
One video shows a man being dragged by his coat, with the person taking the video swearing at him and shouting statements in support of Gaza
Videos shared on social media show aggression hurled towards Israeli fans on Thursday night.
In one, a young man is thrown to the ground as his assailant kicks him, shouting, This is for the children, the children, mother f***er.
The man pleads with him to stop. Ill give you all my money, he says, attempting to pull out his wallet.
The attacker then screams Free Palestine now.
Another shows several men dragging their victim along the cobblestones and throwing him to the ground.
Gaza, motherf***ers they shout at him.
In another, a British-Jewish man with blood streaming down his face says he was attacked after intervening in an assault on an Israeli fan.
The 33-year-old from Hendon, north London, known only as Aaron, told Jewish News how the thugs were not looking for Israelis - they were looking for Jews during the terrifying night of chaos.
The father-of-two said he witnessed a helpless fan on the ground, his head pinned between a kerb and a metal gate, being viciously kicked.
He intervened, but moments later, the gang returned and confronted him and his friend, Jacob, Are you Yehudi? Are you Jewish?
Aaron said: I told him to leave him alone, and the next thing I know he punched me in the face. It was so unexpected.
My glasses were broken, my nose split. Blood everywhere.
After he punched me, about 20 more came out of their hiding places to effectively finish me off.
When the leader of the gang said: Hes British, leave him alone, another responded Yes, but he helped a Jew.
That, says Aaron, is why they were angry. Because I helped a Jew.
People welcome Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans as they arrive at Israels Ben-Gurion International Airport on a flight from Amsterdam
Pro-Palestinian supporters march with Palestinian flags near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam
Many Maccabi fans are now saying they believe they were the victims of pre-planned attacks.
One Israeli woman told Dutch media organisation NOS: It seems like it was organised.
They jumped on us. They stabbed people. They beat them. They did horrible things.
We hid in the hotel until it was safe outside.
Meanwhile fan Amit Ganor, 21, said he was attacked on the way from the railway station to his hotel.
We were lucky enough to run and to manage to go to the hotel, but some guys in the streets werent able to do this so they got hit, he told AFP at Amsterdams Schiphol airport.
We came for a football match... We came to support our team and cheer them. The fact that I was attacked, only (for) being Jewish... makes no sense.
Ten people were injured in the violence, Israeli officials said.
Security forces were yesterday given emergency powers, with police able to search people and ban face coverings across the city.
Police are still trying to establish exactly who was behind the horrific attacks and hunt all the perpetrators down.
Amsterdam Mayor Halsema said city police had been taken by surprise after security services failed to flag the match against Ajax Amsterdam, traditionally identified as a Jewish club, as high-risk.
Hours before the match, fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv staged a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square in the city
Some 800 officers were deployed to tackle the violence, but police today admitted that things got out of control.
People who were out in the city at the time were forced to seek shelter in shops, according to reports, while hundreds of Israelis shut themselves in their hotels as they waited for the violence to subside.
One victim suffered a broken leg after being set upon by gang members, according to Dutch media, with authorities saying the rioters were actively looking for Israeli fans.
This outbreak of violence against Israeli fans has crossed all boundaries and cannot be justified, police said in a news conference.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof denounced the completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks on Israelis.
I followed with horror the coverage from Amsterdam, Schoof wrote on X, adding that he had spoken with Netanyahu to assure him that the perpetrators will be tracked down and prosecuted.
Netanyahus office said he told Schoof that he views the premeditated anti-Semitic attack against Israeli citizens with utmost seriousness and [has] requested increased security for the Jewish community in the Netherlands.
Britains Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis said on X: Utterly devastating scenes from The Netherlands. Hateful mobs have chased down Jewish & Israeli football fans on the streets of Amsterdam after a match, violently beating them and proudly posting the footage on social media.
Many are injured and three people are currently missing. This should be a watershed moment for Europe and for the world, when it realises how severe the scourge of anti-Jewish hatred has become.
Sadly, I fear it will not be and that tragically, this will not be the last such attack, God forbid.
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square
Israeli flag carrier El Al said it was sending six planes to the Netherlands to bring the fans home, after the first flight carrying evacuees landed on Friday afternoon
The head of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock CBE, said of the events: We are absolutely horrified at the shocking scenes from Amsterdam where Israeli and Jewish football fans have been hunted down, threatened and beaten up.
We are reminded yet again that anti-Semitism starts with words but ends in violence.
To see this on the eve of Kristallnacht where Jewish people were attacked, their homes, businesses and synagogues destroyed; and in the city of Anne Frank, must be a wake-up call for the authorities in European countries to deal with this rise of racism.
We will redouble our efforts to call out this Jew hatred and demand urgent action whenever and wherever anti-Semitism rears its head.
We must all - Jews and non-Jews alike - say enough is enough.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was horrified by the anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli citizens.
Tory MP Robert Jenrick posted on X: These werent clashes. It was a modern-day pogrom. And another warning to the West about the consequences of mass migration and failed integration. Wake up before its too late.
Amsterdam police said on social media yesterday that tensions before the match had been high and they were being particularly vigilant in the wake of several incidents, including the tearing down of a Palestinian flag from a building by Maccabi fans.
Footage also emerged of provocative chants including, Let the IDF win, we will f--- the Arabs, and, F--- you, Palestine.
In another potential football flashpoint, France are scheduled to play Israel in Paris next Thursday.
Frances interior minister said the match would go ahead as planned.