JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli leaders have roundly condemned the mass killing of people in Australia who were attending a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Reports of the shooting came as Israelis are preparing to light the first Hanukkah candle at sundown.

At least twelve people died, and nearly thirty were wounded in the attack. Two shooters carried out the assault, one of whom was killed and the other arrested. Among the wounded was Arsen Ostrovsky, an Israeli human rights attorney and a contributor to The Jerusalem Post.

Just two weeks ago, Ostrovsky warned about the "alarming surge in Jew-hatred since October 7, including the defilement of Australian landmarks being hijacked as platforms for intimidation," according to the Post.

Reaction was swift and unified among Israeli

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