Police arrest fight suspects at Israel-France soccer game days after attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam

Police officers in Paris arrested two fans at an Israel-France UEFA Nations League soccer game at Stade de France national stadium Thursday.

"There was the start of a fight. We were extremely reactive, so the incident was very quickly contained," Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez told France 2.

The fight broke out around 10 minutes after the game kicked off at 8:45 p.m. Some of those involved had Israeli flags draped over their backs. It was not clear what prompted the altercation, and security intervened about one minute after it broke out.

Both individuals were taken into custody. One was taken right away, and the other was arrested after the match with the help of video evidence, Nunez said.

Fans at Stade de France booed during the Israeli national anthem, and minor altercations erupted at a UEFA Nations League game between the two countries Thursday. About 4,000 French security personnel were assigned to patrol inside and outside the stadium and on public transit.

Reuters reported around 100 Israeli fans were spotted sitting in a corner of Stade de France, which had an attendance of 16,611, not even close to its 80,000-person capacity.

Before the match kicked off, the Israeli national anthem played, and some "boos and whistles" were heard as it played.

Israeli supporters waved yellow balloons, chanting "Free the Hostages" in reference to those still being held by Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement saying Israel had intelligence that pro-Palestinian groups abroad intend to harm Israelis in cities in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Belgium, among other countries.

This incident is now the second violent altercation involving Israeli soccer fans at the national team's games in Europe in recent weeks.

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC supporters were reportedly the target of violence in Amsterdam in the first week of November. The Embassy of Israel to the U.S. also posted a graphic video of the violence.

"Hundreds of fans of the @MaccabiTLVFC soccer team were ambushed and attacked in Amsterdam tonight as they left the stadium following a game against @AFCAjax," the embassy wrote. "The mob who targeted these innocent Israelis has proudly shared their violent acts on social media."

Dozens of arrests were made Thursday night, most before the match, the Netherlands’ RTL reported.

"There have been disturbances, including on the Dam," a Dutch national police spokesperson told the outlet. "We cannot indicate who belongs to whom. The groups are not easy to distinguish from each other. Almost all of them are wearing dark clothes."