The first plane from Amsterdam with evacuated Israelis on board landed in Israel, KAN reported on Friday.
The Israel Airports Authority announced that it is prepared to receive passengers arriving from Amsterdam on evacuated flights, Ynet reported.
It also reportedly stated that there is an increase in staff members and a designated area at Ben-Gurion Airport that will provide accommodations, meals, wine, and challah for Shabbat-observant passengers, Ynet reported, citing the Israel Airports Authority.
Additionally, as part of the cooperation between the Israel Police and the Dutch Police to advance the investigation, police investigators and forensic specialists arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport to meet Israelis for forensic documentation and collect initial details, the Israel Police announced on Friday afternoon.
A police representative in the Netherlands is in direct contact with local police to assist in transporting Israelis to the airport in the Netherlands, the Israel Police stated.
Cooperation between Israeli, Dutch authorities in investigating attacks
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Dutch Justice and Security Minister David van Weel met on Friday to discuss cooperation in investigating the attacks against Israelis in Amsterdam, the foreign ministry announced as Sa’ar commenced his official visit.
Israel will assist the Netherlands in collecting testimonies and preserving evidence from Israeli citizens to bring perpetrators to justice, the ministry wrote.
Van Weel apologized for the Thursday night attacks. While meeting, Sa’ar asked that the Dutch authorities take all necessary legal actions against those involved in the attacks and offered the assistance of Israeli police in gathering testimonies, the foreign ministry stated. Van Weel accepted the offer.
Israëlische minister Gideon Sa’ar ontvangen op Schiphol. Benadrukt dat Nederland het geweld scherp veroordeelt en dat er voor haat en antisemitisme geen plaats is. De daders worden opgespoord en vervolgd. pic.twitter.com/BDgU4yShAA
— David van Weel (@ministerjenv) November 8, 2024
Sa’ar told Van Weel that the perpetrators must be identified, apprehended, and severely punished. He added that Israel would monitor Dutch authorities’ enforcement actions against those who attacked the Israelis.
After the meeting, in a joint press conference, Minister Sa’ar stated, “A new wave of antisemitism is spreading in Europe, rooted in denying the Jewish state’s right to exist and its right to self-defense. This antisemitism was at the core of the brutal attack on Israelis last night in Amsterdam.”
