Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told his French counterpart that authorities must ensure the safety of Israeli fans, in a phone call ahead of a Paris football match between France and Israel.

The atmosphere at the stadium was clearly tense on Thursday, with reports of a brief altercation between a small number of fans in the stands early in the game.

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.