World leaders express horror at Bondi Beach terror attack as vigils are held for victims
Israel’s Herzog condemned the ‘cruel attack on Jews’ by ‘terrorists’; Trump branded the shooting that killed 15 people ‘purely antisemitic’
World leaders voiced horror and revulsion at Sunday’s mass shooting in which 15 people were killed and dozens injured at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the “shocking and distressing” attack, which Australian police are calling a “terrorist” incident, was “beyond comprehension”, after assailants fired on a gathering celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog condemned what he called a “very cruel attack on Jews” by “vile terrorists”.
In a speech in Jerusalem, he called on Australia to “fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism which is plaguing Australian society”.
US President Donald Trump branded it “a purely antisemitic attack”, during a Christmas celebration at the White House.
“Antisemitism has no place in this world,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said on social media.
“Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia.”