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What we will discuss
• Authorities report that a shooting aimed at the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Australia has resulted in the deaths of at least 11 individuals. The assault occurred as hundreds assembled to mark the initial day of Hanukkah and has been labeled a terrorist event. The victims comprise an Israeli national, as stated by the nation’s foreign ministry.
• Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese characterized the assault as “an act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism that has hit the core of our nation” and remarked that “an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on all Australians.” Israeli officials expressed shock and outrage, with many blaming the Australian government for permitting an increase in antisemitism.
• Authorities have also verified that there are two identified suspects — one is deceased, while the other is in critical condition at the hospital. Officers have secured and confiscated explosive devices located in a nearby car.
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King Charles “stunned and devastated” by Bondi Beach shooting.
From Xenix News Max Foster and Sophie Tanno
King Charles expressed that he and Queen Camilla are “appalled and saddened by the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack” aimed at the Jewish community at Bondi Beach on Hanukkah’s first day.
In a communication addressed to Australians, the monarch expressed, “Our thoughts are with all those who have been so harshly impacted, including the police officers hurt while safeguarding community members.”
Charles praised the emergency responders and the public members “whose brave actions undoubtedly averted even greater horror and tragedy.”
“During times of suffering, Australians reliably unite in support and resilience.” He stated, “I feel that Australia’s lively sense of community and affection – along with the coreof the Chanukah festival – will forever overcome the darkness of such wickedness.”
Prince William and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, also shared a message, expressing that their “thoughts are with all Australians today.”
The couple expressed their “sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have passed away” and mentioned that they “stand alongside the Jewish community in mourning.”
“While holding his daughter, he was praying”: Rabbi recounts his nephew involved in Bondi Beach shooting.
A Rabbi from the US recounted on Sunday how his nephew was involved in the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, taking cover with his daughter as gunfire erupted around them.
“He recounted to me how he was actually concealing himself while the gunfire occurred,” Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of the American Friends of Lubavitch, stated to Xenix News.
“He asserts that he was holding his daughter, praying.” The bullets whizzed by him he mentioned it was a traumatic experience.”
He stated that Sydney, a city that has consistently valued multiculturalism, has now “declined significantly, in a very serious manner.”
Shemtov noted that Australia hosts the largest group of Holocaust survivors outside of Israel, stating, “After the Holocaust, many individuals sought to distance themselves from its horrors and settled in Australia, successfully rebuilding their lives … and contributing significantly to Australia’s development as a nation.”
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