Dutch police arrested several attackers, but they were released overnight. The park claimed no cameras cover the area and Ynet has obtained exclusive witness accounts of the incident.

Pro-Palestinian secretly filming Israelis in the Netherlands

The attack coincided with other anti-Israel events across Europe, including the barring of 150 Israeli children from a French resort—leading to the manager’s arrest—and pro-Palestinian activists storming Austria’s public broadcaster ORF in Vienna to protest Gaza war coverage.

M., a family member targeted in the attack, recounted, “My family arrived on time for a pre-booked paintball game. The other family was late. They waited, then started playing without them. After 15 minutes alone, the second group—about 10 Arabs—joined. They were aggressive from the start.

“Within minutes, they threw sand and stones at us. My father went to the supervisor, asking her to stop the game and call police. She barely responded. They kept throwing and when my brother-in-law approached to stop them, they attacked, beating him. He started bleeding within minutes.”

She added, “My father called my brother in a panic, telling him to come fast. My husband and brother-in-law ran over, seeing my brother-in-law and 15-year-old nephew attacked. My nephew was on the ground. My husband tackled his assailant, but soon they pinned him down, kicking and punching him unconscious.

“It was a lynching. My brother and brother-in-law tried to pull them off, taking blows themselves. It took many people to stop it. Police and an ambulance took ages—zero empathy, no apologies. Overt antisemitism.”

Four Israelis were injured, two evacuated to an Eindhoven hospital. M. said, “This is a huge trauma, especially for the kids there. My husband endured a lynching—they grabbed him, multiple people sat on him, beating him. My brother-in-law, a senior doctor, tried to intervene despite his own injuries and took helmet blows to the head.

“He said a few more minutes and my husband might have died. Shockingly, the Arab attackers were released and returned to the park. We’re terrified. It was horrific, a desperate helplessness, pure fear.”

“Israelis are again attacked in the Netherlands. We’re monitoring the case and addressing it through our Hague embassy,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Israel urges the Dutch government to act firmly, prevent further attacks on Israelis, identify the perpetrators and prosecute them.”

The incident reflects broader tensions, with Israeli vacationers targeted. Earlier this week, anti-Israel activists secretly filmed Israelis at another Dutch resort, posting online calls to track and confront them.

Additionally, Israeli defense companies were barred from the NEDS arms fair in Rotterdam. Hans Huigen, head of the Dutch Industry for Defense and Security (NIDV), confirmed four Israeli firms sought exhibition space but were denied.

“The current situation in Gaza has deteriorated to such an extent that social unrest is growing worldwide, in Europe, and in the Netherlands. We have told them that we are concerned about the safe organization of the fair if they participate,” he said.

He noted the Netherlands supports partially suspending its association agreement with Israel, adding, “We expected things to worsen this year given the decline in Gaza.”