PARIS — French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau will monitor in person Thursday’s football match between France and Israel, which has been labeled a “high-risk” event by a top security official.

The altercation took place in the top section of the stand behind one of the goals with reports saying some of the fans involved had Israeli flags draped over their backs.

A high police presence is being prepared for the France v Israel Nations League match on Thursday at the Stade de France in Paris following attacks on visiting Israeli football fans last week in Amsterdam.

There will be a heavy police presence but few visiting fans at the soccer match between France and Israel in the Nations League

French authorities have stepped up security in Paris ahead of a France-Israel soccer match on Thursday, hoping to avoid a repeat of violent clashes between locals and Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week.

Israel and France squared off in a soccer match at Paris' Stade de France on Thursday night as hundreds of protesters gathered nearby amid heightened tensions in Europe over Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

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.