With thousands of extra security personnel deployed on the streets of Paris and a “double ring” of security thrown around the national stadium, France is taking no chances with Thursday’s soccer match with Israel.

Bezalel Smotrich, the controversial Israeli Minister of Finance, was scheduled to attend an event by a far-right organization in Paris just before, further escalating tensions. The police have classified it as a high-risk encounter,

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.