Unrest in Amsterdam continued through the night after Dutch police announced they had made more arrests in connection with clashes between Israeli fans and pro-Palestinian fans last week.

Amsterdam’s city council will discuss what officials describe as “anti-Semitic” incidents on Tuesday. However, many reports highlight violence and provocations by visiting Israeli fans.

Police in the Dutch capital said late Monday that five people had been arrested in connection with violence that flared during Thursday’s match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Dozens of people armed with sticks and fireworks gathered in a suburb Monday night, police said. Young people claiming solidarity with Palestinians set fire to a tram, broke windows and shouted abusive language, Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reported from the city. While the fire was extinguished in a short time, riot police took security measures in the area.

The five people arrested were men aged between 18 and 37. More than 60 people had previously been arrested in connection with the violence in which five people were injured.

Police said the latest arrests were made in connection with the weekend attack and more people could be arrested.

‘too low’

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told reporters on Monday that the number of arrests made so far was “very low.” Israel has offered to help investigate violence by Israeli fans, some of whom serve in the military, chanting anti-Arab slogans and toppling Palestinian flags.

Vaessen said tensions had been high for days following the clashes.

“The arrival of more than 3,000 Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam last week was not considered high risk by Dutch authorities, but a Jewish activist told police they were known for political violence in Israel and that many of them served as soldiers in Gaza.” in question.

Yuval Gal, from the Erev Yav Jewish Collective, said that he, along with others, tried to explain to the authorities that soldiers serving in the Gaza Strip had come to Amsterdam.

“For them, coming to Amsterdam was a small demonstration, a pro-Israel demonstration. “So it’s not just about football,” he said.

A taxi driver told Al Jazeera that his car was attacked while he was attracting Maccabi fans. He said the police did not take any action when he reported the incident.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Israeli fans were subjected to “unadulterated anti-Semitic violence” and described those attacking Israelis as “people of immigrant origin”.

Mayor Femke Halsema said there had been “hit-and-run” attacks against “Israeli guests in our city” and appeared to liken the events to “pogroms” against Jews in European history.

However, in the images circulating on social media, Maccabi fans are seen using scaffolding poles and throwing stones and wood at the police after the match.

A member of Amsterdam’s city council told Al Jazeera that Israeli fans incited violence after arriving in the city before the match and attacking Palestinian fans.

“They started attacking people’s homes in Amsterdam with Palestinian flags, so that’s where the violence actually started,” said council member Jazie Veldhuyzen.

The city council is expected to hold an emergency discussion on Tuesday. Officials said they plan to present the council with an overview of the events.

Following the chaos, Maccabi’s next European match against Turkey’s Beşiktaş was postponed.

Türkiye announced that it would not host the match on November 28, citing security concerns. UEFA announced on Monday that the match will now be played behind closed doors in Hungary.