Officials said friction had been growing in the lead-up to the soccer match, with the antisemites who led the attack calling for an organized “Jew hunt” in the city.

Thousands of police officers are set to be deployed around Paris on Thursday ahead of a soccer game between France and Israel, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week's violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli fans.

Dutch authorities responded to widespread reports of violence against Israelis before and after a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and the Dutch team AFC Ajax.