Overview
- President Isaac Herzog spoke with New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies President David Ossip and Central Synagogue Rabbi Levi Wolff to convey condolences and solidarity.
- Ossip told Herzog the community was placed in lockdown following the deadly shooting at a public Hanukkah gathering.
- Herzog affirmed that the Jewish people are "the eternal people" and said the Hanukkah lights would continue to be lit worldwide, including in Bondi Beach.
- He expressed sorrow over the reported murder of a Chabad rabbi in the attack and offered prayers for the wounded.
- World Zionist Organization President Rabbi Doron Perez condemned the shooting, warned that antisemitism cloaked as anti-Zionism fuels violence, and urged authorities to implement immediate security and civil-defense measures.