After the recent violence around an Israeli team’s game in Amsterdam, French leaders insisted on proceeding under security with a France-Israel match, and on showing up, themselves.

Some fans attending the game in Paris jeer the Israeli anthem played at the start of the game.

PARIS: Israel faces France in a Nations League football match in Paris on Thursday (Nov 14) surrounded by a huge security operation to prevent a repetition of the

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said "we will not give in to anti-Semitism" ahead of Israel's Nations League football match against France in Paris later Thursday (Nov 14). Speaking to broadcaster BFMTV a few hours before the high-risk match, which he will attend, Macron said: "We will not give in

The Nations League fixture between France and Israel in Paris was marred by scenes inside the stadium, where a number of fans were seen running away from clashes

Some French fans booed the Israeli national anthem and there were minor scuffles inside a sparsely-attended Stade de France for a Nations League game overshadowed by frictions around the Gaza war.

The Nations League fixture between France and Israel in Paris was marred by scenes inside the stadium, where a number of fans were seen running away from clashes

The altercation came a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit.

Last week violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club’s visit.

A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit.

Police had beefed up their presence before the game