More than 1,000 people had gathered on Bondi Beach on a warm day to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah in Australia. In stark contrast to the joyful energy on the beach, a terror plot was underway, allegedly planned in advance by a father and son who opened fire with rifles into the crowd, with an improvised explosive device at the ready in their car.

"This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians," said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Sunday's mass shooting "a targeted attack on Jewish Australians," while New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said it was "designed to target Sydney's Jewish community."

Police should have been on high alert, given that it was a Hanukkah celebration and antisemitic threats and att

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