matthew, what are you hearing from these evacuees? >> reporter: well, there's lots of them been coming through the gates right behind me here at the airportn tel aviv. in fact, there have been five evacuation flights according to airport officials here that have come from amsterdam, bringing you know, soccer supporters back home after their ordeal. and of the people we've spoken to, some have been injured. they spoke about how terrified their, terrifying their experiences have been. they talked about how after the match had ended, there were gangs of people waiting for them. attacking them, shouting at them. asking them to show them their passports to check whether they were israeli then attacking. we spoke to one of those people earlier. his name is matan hadad. he's had a long day, wanted to get home, but listen to what he had to say. what happened? >> they waited for us to come back to the train and they just jump on us and hold the knives, all of them. just attacked me and my friends. >> reporter: jake, obviously, all of those people that have been coming back, relieved to be back in israel where it's relatively safe, they think. one