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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told his Australian counterpart that rising antisemitic incitement since October 7 helped fuel the deadly shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney.
President Isaac Herzog spoke with Jewish leaders in Sydney following the deadly terror attack at a Chanukah gathering, expressing Israel’s shock, condolences, and full solidarity.
Ahmed al Ahmed was shot twice when he fought one of the shooters who committed the Sydney Hanukkah massacre, but managed to disarm the attacker.
In response to the Hanukkah massacre in Sydney, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu reminds us that the hatred of Jews did not begin yesterday; it may wear different clothes, but it will never disappear; it is ancient, innate, and deeply rooted.
Israel issued warnings in the months leading up to the Sydney Hanukkah massacre that Iran was preparing for attacks on the Jewish community in Australia.
Visibly shaken, journalist Erin Molan describes fear, heartbreak, and deep concern following massacre in Sydney’s Bondi Beach, warning of its emotional toll on the Jewish community.
In New Zealand, hours before sunset in Israel, the first Hanukkah candle was lit together with Bnei Akiva emissaries and hundreds of members of the Jewish community in Auckland
The European Jewish Association wondered in response to the Sydney Hanukkah massacre what it will take for governments to 'admit that there is a giant antisemitic and antizionist elephant in the room?'
Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs condemns Australia's 'policy of weakness, restraint, and appeasement' in the face of antisemitism following massacre of Hanukkah celebration.
Two witnesses of the scene of the Hanukkah shooting spoke with Sky News Australia about the attack and the efforts to save the victims.
'What was supposed to be a moment of light, connection and celebration turned into a terrorist event in an instant,' says a resident of Bondi Beach who was witness to the murderous attack at a Hanukkah celebration.
Speaker Amir Ohana says the 'best time' to tackle the rise of antisemitism was when the problem started. ' The second-best time is NOW.'
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum expressed solidarity with the Australian Jewish community following the deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad emissary, was murdered in a shooting attack in Sydney. At least ten people were killed and dozens injured at a Hanukkah celebration.
A JAL plane collided with an Arkia aircraft while reversing at JFK Airport, causing significant damage and delaying the New York-Tel Aviv flight, leaving about 270 passengers to Israel waiting in the terminal.
Seven justices of the High Court of Justice unanimously rule that the government’s decisions to change the dismissal mechanism and to dismiss Baharav-Miara are null and void.
Former Israeli Prime Minister says the Australian government has ignored warnings of rising antisemitism, leading to the murder of 10 people at a Hanukkah celebration.
A man hid behind cars and tackled one of the shooters who carried out the deadly attack from behind.
Israeli President responds to the deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, WZO chair Yaakov Hagoel respond to the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney Australia.
The Israel Democracy Institute’s 2025 Haredi Society Statistical Yearbook shows stagnation in haredi men’s employment and persistent income gaps, while haredi women continue joining the workforce.
Hamas officially announced that Ahmad Zamzam, an officer in the organization’s Interior Ministry, was killed this morning by gunfire in Gaza. Israel denies responsibility.
According to police sources, Deputy Military Advocate General Gal Asael, who knew the identity of the person who leaked the video, concealed this information during the investigation.
Firefighters extracted a 12-year-old boy from a burning apartment on Arlozorov Street in Petah Tikva. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Family of Yotam Haim, killed with another two hostages by friendly fire in Gaza renews criticism of the battalion commander involved in the fatal incident and calls on the IDF chief to block his promotion.
National Security Minister criticizes Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara: 'A criminal who obstructed investigations where the Supreme Court ruled she has a conflict of interest.'
A man in his 50s was killed in a fire that broke out in a four-story residential building in Kiryat Malachi. His death was pronounced at the scene.
Shmuel Sackett details Am Yisrael Chai’s nationwide aid projects and growing global support, as the foundation launches its Annual Dream Raffle offering a fully furnished $1.2 million Jerusalem apartment.
Ahed Tamimi, jailed in the past for assaulting IDF soldiers and for incitement, rejects peace with Israel, brands Jews as terrorists, and denounces the Palestinian Authority as greatest obstacle to “national struggle.”
On the 800th day since the October 7 massacre, some 200 former hostages and families of hostages call on the Prime Minister to establish a state commission of inquiry or vacate his position.
Shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, has left at least two dead and nine injured. The shooter is still at large.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump seeks 10,000-strong multinational force for Gaza, but nations hesitate over Hamas disarmament.
German authorities arrest five men suspected of planning an Islamist car attack on a Bavarian Christmas market.
In interview with the New York Post, outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams warns of “dark days” under Zohran Mamdani, citing safety risks and antisemitism concerns.
Chairman of the "Yashar!" party, Gadi Eisenkot, hints in an interview at the possibility of forming a narrow government with the support of Arab parties.
Trump vows “very serious” retaliation after two US troops and a civilian were killed in an ISIS ambush in Syria. CENTCOM confirmed the attacker was eliminated.
Eitan Mor, who returned from captivity in Gaza, reveals that a Hamas interrogator asked him for advice on how to draw more people to the Saturday night demonstrations at Hostages Square.
Syrian soldiers injured and two US soldiers killed, after gunman opens fire near Palmyra, Syria; shooter eliminated.
A Rabbi from Melbourne's Jewish community in Australia was accosted while riding a city train with his children when a local woman shouted at them, 'Go to the gas chambers.'
During a final exercise held days before the October 7th massacre, Hamas's elite Nukhba unit rehearsed the kidnapping of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
