There was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday's Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit.

Crowds were thin and security was heavy at the Stade de France for Les Bleus' Nations League game against Israel on Thursday after violence in Amsterdam last week around a Europa League match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Thousands of police and security personnel are being deployed in Paris a week after Israeli fans were attacked in Amsterdam.

Thousands of police have been deployed and security measures have been ratcheted up in Paris ahead of an international soccer match between France and Israel Thursday. The match comes a week after Israeli fans were targeted after a club match in Amsterdam in what officials say were antisemitic attacks.

A brief altercation broke out at the match between France and Israel in the Stade de France in Paris on Thursday evening. Local media said around 50 people were involved in the clash, which took place among fans inside a top section of the stadium during the first half of the Nations League match.

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.