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A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State.”
Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.
A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.
Some rabbis said their synagogues would proceed with large-scale celebrations, intended to demonstrate resilience