Overview

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the anniversary “not a day for demonstrations,” offered condolences to the Jewish community and reiterated opposition to antisemitism.
• Victoria’s Jacinta Allan and NSW’s Chris Minns condemned planned rallies as disrespectful and warned police would not tolerate hateful or intimidatory behaviour.
• Pro-Palestinian groups scheduled events in Melbourne near the National Gallery of Victoria and in Sydney’s Bankstown, while a NSW Supreme Court hearing will consider police efforts to stop a Sydney Opera House protest.
• Albanese backed President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan as Israeli and Hamas delegations engage in Egypt on a first phase aimed at a ceasefire plus exchanges of hostages and prisoners, with Trump urging negotiators to “move fast.”
• Reports note about 1,200 people killed and 250 taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, and more than 66,000 Palestinians killed in the Gaza war, with a recent UN inquiry describing Israel’s invasion as genocide.