Plans to send military planes to the Netherlands to rescue Maccabi fans have been cancelled, Israel’s prime minister’s office has announced.
In a new statement, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says, after consulting with Israel’s military, it was decided sending a “professional rescue mission to the Netherlands was not necessary”.
He initially said two planes would be sent to the Dutch capital. Israeli citizens will instead return home via civilian airlines.
“The State of Israel is doing everything to ensure the safety and security of our citizens who were brutally attacked in the horrific antisemitic incident in Amsterdam,” the statement adds.
