THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police arrested dozens of people on Sunday for taking part in a protest in central Amsterdam that was banned following violence. targeting supporters of an Israeli football club.

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema banned all protests this weekend following grim scenes of youths on scooters and on foot attacking Maccabi Tel Aviv fans on Thursday and Friday, in what was widely condemned as a violent explosion of anti-Semitism in the Dutch capital.

On Sunday afternoon, the municipality, in collaboration with the Amsterdam police and public prosecutor’s office, extended the ban on demonstrations until Thursday morning.

Israel’s ambassador to the Netherlands said 2,000 Israelis had been repatriated on special flights from Amsterdam in recent days.

Before the match against Ajax, Maccabi fans also tore down a Palestinian flag from a building in Amsterdam and chanted anti-Arab slogans on their way to the stadium. There have also been reports of Maccabi fans starting fights.

Amsterdam police said on X that they had arrested more than 50 people and removed 340 from the protest scene.

Protesters shouted slogans such as “free and free Palestine.”

Amsterdam Municipality told the

Protest organizers went to court Sunday morning seeking an injunction allowing the protest, but a judge upheld the city’s ban.

At the hearing, senior Amsterdam police officer Olivier Dutilh said there were again incidents overnight targeting people suspected of being Jewish, with some ordered to get off taxis and other guests to present their passports to confirm their nationality.

Police launched a large-scale investigation Friday after youth gangs carried out what Amsterdam’s mayor called “hit-and-run” attacks on fans, apparently inspired by calls on social media targeting to target Jews. Five people were treated in hospitals and more than 60 suspects were arrested.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gédéon Sarre On Friday, he rushed to the Netherlands and offered Israel’s help in the police investigation. He met Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Saturday and said in a statement that the attacks and demands for passports were “reminiscent of dark periods in history.”

In France, Paris police announced on Sunday that 4,000 police officers and 1,600 stadium staff would be deployed for a France-Israel football match Thursday to ensure safety in and around the stadium and on public transportation.