Overview
- Two gunmen opened fire at Chabad of Bondi’s Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack as a targeted act of evil antisemitism and terrorism and vowed stronger protection for Jewish communities.
- Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed he wrote to Albanese on Aug. 17 warning that calls for Palestinian statehood would pour fuel on the antisemitic fire.
- Netanyahu accused the Australian government of failing to curb rising antisemitism and linked that inaction to the deadly assault.
- Netanyahu praised bystander Ahmed el Ahmed for disarming one of the gunmen, while U.S. politician Mike Huckabee criticized Albanese’s initial response as failing to clearly name the ideological motive.