France and Israel fans fight during match as supporters run away screaming

Fighting between France and Israel fans erupted inside the Stade de France stadium - with football fans force to flee from the chaos.

The fixture between the two countries in the Nations League was marred by the scenes, which seemed to involve a small number of fans, with others seen trying to get away from the clash.

It is unclear how the clash inside the stands started. Fans with both French and Israeli flags can be seen running in the footage.

French police chief Laurent Nunez said in the build-up to Thursday night's match that 4000 police had been deployed at the ground following the fallout of an incident in Amsterdam last week between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The clash occurred around 10 minutes into the fixture in the top section of a stand behind one of the goals. Security were quick on the scene to intervene.

It was estimated that only around 20,000 tickets were sold out of a potential 80,000 ahead of the fixture, with buses carrying Israel fans given a police escort to the stadium.

Several pro-Palestine protests, attended by hundreds of people, took place in Paris shortly before the match. Inside the stadium, some fans were heard whistling the Israeli anthem as it was played.

Less than 150 Israel fans are thought to have made the trip to France after Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens against attending sporting events, including Thursday night's fixture in Paris, following the events in Amsterdam, which were condemned as antisemitic.

Speaking ahead of the match, French president Emmanuel Macron said: “We will yield nothing to antisemitism anywhere. And violence, including within the French Republic, will never prevail.”