The Prime Minister of the Netherlands canceled his trip to the climate summit after the attack on Israeli football fans.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof will skip the COP29 climate summit following clashes in Amsterdam this week between Israeli football fans and pro-Palestinian protesters. This was reported by Reuters, writes UNN. Dick Schoof said that due to the events that took place last Thursday in Amsterdam, he will not travel to Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate conference next week.

Dutch climate minister Sophie Hermans will still take part in the environment meeting on November 11-22, and the climate ambassador will replace Schoof, the prime minister said. The violence in Amsterdam will be discussed at a cabinet meeting on Monday.

After the match, which ended in victory for Ajax, local fans attacked Israeli fans, despite the peaceful situation and police presence. Several Israelis were hospitalized with various injuries. El Al Airlines organized additional flights to evacuate the remaining fans from Amsterdam.

The attacks took place after a match this month in Amsterdam that ended in victory for Ajax. This became known as part of the events that took place last Thursday.