League of Nations: Around 40 people arrested on the sidelines of France-Israel

Military conflicts in the Middle East meant the game was considered high-risk. The game was the lowest attendance in the history of the French national team playing at the Stade de France.

Around 40 people were arrested on the sidelines of the Nations League match between France and Israel , which ended in a goalless draw , a match that was surrounded by strong security measures due to military conflicts in the Middle East.

The riots that occurred a few days ago in Amsterdam, after the Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv meeting, regarding the Europa League, led the French authorities to set up an extreme security device around the challenge between the two teams. However, according to Paris police sources, “nothing serious” led to the arrests and there were no injuries reported, despite some skirmishes at the Stade de France.

The game, considered high-risk and for which a series of preventive measures were taken, including a ban on displaying Palestinian flags, went “very well from a security point of view,” said Paris police chief Laurent Nunez.

It should be said that 4,000 police officers were deployed for this match, with only 16,000 spectators in the stands, which was the lowest attendance in the history of the French national team playing at the Stade de France.